I. "FRONT LINE ENTERTAINMENT". Marie Burks gives a concert at an air strip in Burma to the 14th Army veterans. II. "THE NEWS IN BRIEF". The work of the Women's Voluntary Service, discussions on the shortage of food and cloth ...

I. "LABOUR MEMBER'S PLANS FOR INDIA'S FUTURE". Dr. Ambedkar, Labour Member of the Government of India speaks at the Committee of the All India Scheduled Castes Federation at their third annual Conference in Bombay. II. " ...

I. "BOMBAY CELEBRATES VICTORY IN EUROPE". Thanksgiving services and V-Day Parades held in Bombay. II. "REPATS ARRIVE HOME IN INDIA". Indian Pioneer Corps return home from service in the Middle East, Greece and Italy. III. " ...

"ALL INDIA CELEBRATIONS ON VICTORY DAY" I. "DELHI". At the Church of the Redemption India's Viceroy attends a Thanksgiving Service. Connaught Place sees the largest military parade ever held in the capital with more than ...

I. "LEST WE FORGET". A war memorial has been built at Bara Banki in the United Provinces to commemorate the men of Fyzabad who lost their lives in this war. II. "PRISONERS OF WAR LIBERATED AFTER THREE YEARS CAPTIVITY". ...

I. "INDIAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION IN AUSTRALIA". Sir Datar Singh, head of the Mission, and his colleagues arrive in Melbourne and are shown the aircraft factories, coal mines and wool stores of Victoria state. II. "SWEEPING THE ...

I. "H.E. THE VICEROY RETURNS FROM ENGLAND". Lord Wavell returns to India. II. "INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR WELCOMED HOME". In Bombay, the Governer, Sir John Colville, greets repatriated prisoners of war. III. "DEPARTURES AND ...

I. "LORD WAVELL BROADCASTS PLAN TO SOLVE THE INDIAN POLITICAL DEADLOCK". The Viceroy puts forward the proposal for the formation of a New Executive Council that would include 'equal proportions of Caste Hindus and Moslems'. ...

I. "INDIAN LEADERS RESPOND TO VICEROY'S CALL". Indian leaders respond to the Wavell Plan. Mr. Gandhi, Mr. Nehru, Mr. Prasad, Mr. Kripaland, Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, Mr. Azad and Mr. Desai are in Bombay to attend a meeting of the ...

I. "LORD WAVELL WELCOMES INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS IN SIMLA". Indian political leaders arrive at Simla to discuss the Viceroy's solution to the political deadlock. II. "INDIAN MERCHANT SEAMAN REPATRIATED". Hundreds of seamen ...

I. "PAGEANTRY IN PALESTINE". King's birthday parade is the biggest ever held in Palestine, involving units from India, Britain and the Middle East, a celebration of Allied military might. II. "SIMLA CONFERENCE FAILS". The ...

I. "INDIANS STUDY THE ITALIAN WAY OF LIFE". Indian soldiers discuss new methods of agriculture and details of animal husbandry. II. "DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR RIAF FIGHTER PILOT". Air Vice Marshal Thomas attends a ...

I. "WAR MINDEDNESS AT HIGH LEVEL IN THE UNITED PROVINCES". Sir Maurice Hallett, Governer of the United Provinces is introduced to civil officers of the Bichhia Labour Camp and visits the Provincial Fruit and Vegetable Show ...

I. "NAVAL PATROLS ON THE BURMA COAST". Allied navy patrols carry out target practice. II. "BLOCKING THE JAP ESCAPE ROUTES ON THE MAWCHI ROAD". Allies push on to Mawchi to prevent Japanese soldiers escaping from the area ...

I. "BOMBAY HONOURS SIR PHIROZESHAH MEHTA ON BIRTHDAY CENTENARY". Nearly fifty organisations in the City assemble to garland the 45 foot statue of Phirozeshah Mehta, Indian statesman. II. "R.A.F. MOSQUITOS OVER THE HIMALAYAS ...

I. "JAPAN SURRENDERS. ALLIED VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II". Extended report telling the story of Japanese aggression, Allied courage and Emperor Hirohito's eventual surrender.

I. "VICEROY CONFERS WITH PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS". Lord Wavell calls a Conference of Provincial Governors at New Dehli. II. SIR HOMI MEHTA ABROAD WITH THE INDIAN TROOPS". Sir Homi inspects welfare arrangements for Indian troops ...

I. "HOW BRICKLAYERS ARE TRAINED IN FRANCE". Pupils of the brick layers' school in Paris exercise on scaffoldings and train on the future. II. "ROYAL NAVY HAND OVER ASSAULT CRAFT TO ROYAL INDIAN NAVY". At the new Royal Indian ...

I. "V.J. DAY CELEBRATED QUIETLY IN INDIA". Lord Wavell gives an address to the people of India asking them to dedicate themselves to the great task of reconstruction. Thanksgiving services are held across the country. II. " ...

I. "JAPANESE CAPITULATE AT PENANG". Captain Hidaka, representing the Japanese naval Commander-in-Chief at Penang, boards the battleship Nelson to offer their surrender. Penang becomes the first big city to be liberated in ...

I. "GURKHAS COMPLETE THE REOCCUPATION OF BURMA". Gurkhas move up the river to a large Japanese transport centre on the Sittang River. II. "ID IN INDIA AND MALAYA". India's Muslim population celebrate Id-al-Fitr and fill the ...

I. "SIR SHENTON THOMAS REUNITED WITH WIFE AFTER 3 AND A 1/2 YEARS OF JAPANESE INTERNMENT". At Calcutta airport, Sir Thomas greets his wife and members of his former staff after his release from a Japanese prisoner of war camp ...

I. "THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Karachi Contact Club, Pola Festival, Nagpur - Police Investiture". Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sind, visits the Club. Festival of the Bull is celebrated. The Governor of the Central Provinces decorates ...

I. "AMERICAN HONOURS AWARDED TO FIELD MARSHALL LORD WAVELL AND GENERAL SIR CLAUDE AUCHINLECK". Both men are awarded the Legion of Merit by Lieutenant General Wheeler, Commander of the U.S. forces, India-Burma theatres. II. " ...