New Delhi: It was a peep into history for President Pranab Mukherjee when he witnessed departure of last Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten and swearing-in of first Governor General C Rajagopalachari at the audio-visual section of Rashtrapati Bhavan's library. After inaugurating it, Mukherjee watched a newsreel on the departure of Mountbatten from India and swearing-in of Rajagopalachari which was obtained from the Films Division archives.
He also listened to speeches of Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad and S Radhakrishnan on different topics obtained from the All India Radio archives, an official statement said. The audio-visual section brings together archival material procured from All India Radio, Films Division and Doordarshan.
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01:50 PM, Aug 10, 2012
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01:31 PM, Aug 09, 2012
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03:34 PM, Jul 24, 2012
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06:06 PM, Jul 04, 2012
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06:06 PM, Jul 04, 2012
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12:20 PM, Jun 16, 2012
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