Funeral Of Sardar Patel (1950)

Unissued / Unused material. Funeral of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Premier of India. Bombay. MS the gun carriage on which the body is to be borne in procession being prepared. MS a wreath being carried to Birla House. LS back view crowds outside Birla House. LS car bringing dignitaries to pay last homage. MS naval officers arriving. LS crowd on parapet. MS’s people arriving to pay last homage. Various shots crowds outside Birla House. Various shots crowds in street waiting to see procession. MS’s the Maharajah of Gwalior, Mr P Tandon, President of the Congress, and others arriving for the funeral. Various shots of the funeral procession. CU the body of Patel passing on gun carriage. Various shots Pandit Nehru, Mr Purshottamdas, Tandon and Mr B G Kher (the Premier of Bombay) in car behind gun carriage. Various shots people following procession. MS naval contingent in procession. LS’s plane flying overhead. MS man holding a lit torch. High angle MS Nehru and others chatting in the cemetery. M