English transcription: New Delhi Public Library, opened in 1954, is helped by a UNESCO-trained librarian. A multipurpose library carrying as many as 3,000 volumes in English, Hindi and Urdu, serves suburbs of Delhi and nearby villages, giving adults and children alike the opportunity of borrowing books on many and varied subjects. Shown here is the central library of New Delhi.
French transcription: Bibliothèque publique de la Nouvelle Delhi. Cette bibliothèque, inaugurée en 1951, reçoit l'assistance d'un bibliothécaire formé par l'UNESCO. Un camion chargé de quelque 3,000 volumes en anglais, hindi, urdu, parcourt les villages des environs de Delhi, permettant aux adultes comme aux enfants d'emprunter des livres sur des sujets divers. Ici, la bibliothèque centrale à la Nouvelle Delhi.
Description: Inside a library, a view of aisles between shelves full of books. Three young men are visible, one crouching down in front of the shelf reading a book, the back of another crouching in front of a different shelf, and in the background, a young man standing with a book under his arm as reads a second book.