City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Viceroy's house

Label
Viceroy's house
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated: M
Main title
Viceroy's house
Runtime
102
Summary
Viceroy’s House in Delhi was the home of the British rulers of India. After 300 years, that rule was coming to an end. For 6 months in 1947, Lord Mountbatten, great grandson of Queen Victoria, assumed the post of the last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people. A decision was taken to divide the country and create a new Muslim homeland: Pakistan. It was a decision whose consequences reverberate to this day. The end of an empire, the birth of two nations
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
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