Shows the progress India is making towards an indpendent future. Highly competent scientists and technologists argue that India must make herself technologically independent quickly, and to do this she must invest heavily in fundamental research, even though many millions of her people still live in squalor. Shows the Plutonium factory near Bombay, the new steel town of Dargapur, and the first atomic power station under construction at Taraput. Presents the enormous problem of education facing India.
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ACMI Identifier
321669
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial sociology
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - India
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → India - Economic policy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → India - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - India
History → India - History - Autonomy and independence movements
History → Technology and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)