PHOTOS OF CUBAN REVOLUTION SHOWN IN BOMBAY
BOMBAY =~ A four-day photographic exhibition entitled "Ten ¥ears of the Cuban Revolution" was opened here in the famous Jehangir Art Gallery June 22 by Mayor B.P,Divgi under auspices of the Indo-+ Cuban Society of Bombay.
It was a vivid record of the revolutionary struggle of the Cuban people for national liberation and establishment of a social~ ist society,
The opening of the exhibition was chaired by R.K,. Karanjia, editor of a mass circulation weekly in Bombay. Speeches were given by S,.S,Mirajkar, president of the All-India Trade Union Congress, Miss Kapila Khandwala, a prominent leader of the women's movement, Balraj Sahani, a film star noted for his leftist views, and S.B .Kolpe, president of the Indo~Cuban Society.
Featured guests were Martin Mora, Cubats chargé dtaffaires in Delhi, and his wife Albertina. Mora made an effective speeoh expressing the determination of the Cuban people to resist the aggres-— sive designs of U.S. imperialism in solidarity with the oppressed peoples in Latin America and other parts of the world,
With about 300 photographs, the exhibition high-lighted Cubats past, revolutionary struggles against the Batista dictatorship, the valiant and memorable victory over U,S,. imperialism at Playa Girén, and the achievements of the Revolution in various fields.
The exhibition was shown earlier at Delhi, but some photo- © graphs showing the battle of Playa Girdén had to be withdrawn due to
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the advice of India's External Affairs Ministry. This was in response to a protest lodged by the U.S, embassy. The U.S. consulate in Bombay also lodged a protest, it seems, over the authorities of the art gallery permitting an exhibition depicting the Cuban Revolution,
- Nearly 5,000 people visited the Bombay exhibition. Some of them expressed their appreciation in an "opinions book," Scores of youth expressed their desire to join the Indo-Cuban Society.
The Indo~Cuban Society planned to hold a rally July 26 in observance of Cuba's national holiday.
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