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The Beatles and India

17 MARCH 1968 Part of our mission was to bring her George Harrison's birthday present to...

17 MARCH 1968 Part of our mission was to bring her George Harrison's birthday present to her,
the dilruba

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17 MARCH 1968
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Part of our mission was to bring her
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George Harrison's birthday present to her, the dilruba.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:37
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Renoir Pictures

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Documentary exploring how John, Paul, George and Ringo fell in love with Indian culture while visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his Himalayan ashram in 1968.
The Beatles were impossible to see, or touch, or reach, - The Beatles and India 00:07
The Beatles were impossible to see, or touch, or reach,
They were absolutely natural, all the musicians there. - The Beatles and India 00:04
They were absolutely natural, all the musicians there.
I think I spoke to Donovan, Mike Love, Paul Horn - The Beatles and India 00:09
I think I spoke to Donovan, Mike Love, Paul Horn
I don't think I spoke to George Harrison because he was so tied up - The Beatles and India 00:09
I don't think I spoke to George Harrison because he was...
He really was playing music and enjoying music - The Beatles and India 00:07
He really was playing music and enjoying music
There was no pretence about it, he was completely hooked. - The Beatles and India 00:04
There was no pretence about it, he was completely hooked.
The music started off being very Indian and played on Indian instruments. - The Beatles and India 00:07
The music started off being very Indian and played on Indian...
But then you could say it deteriorated into a birthday party - The Beatles and India 00:10
But then you could say it deteriorated into a birthday party
As the evening went on and perhaps people got a bit fidgety, - The Beatles and India 00:07
As the evening went on and perhaps people got a bit fidgety,
Of course I went away feeling - The Beatles and India 00:07
Of course I went away feeling
Now George Harrison was thinking mostly of playing better, serious music - The Beatles and India 00:09
Now George Harrison was thinking mostly of playing better, s...
He was not very talkative, but his thinking was very beautiful - The Beatles and India 00:10
He was not very talkative, but his thinking was very beautif...
They gave me so much respect, you know, they treated me very well. - The Beatles and India 00:06
They gave me so much respect, you know, they treated me very...
I told them, "Don't call me 'Sir'. "No, no. For us you are sir." - The Beatles and India 00:10
I told them, "Don't call me 'Sir'. "...
Success had not gone to their head, you know. They were simple human beings. - The Beatles and India 00:06
Success had not gone to their head, you know. They were simp...
We came up the path here, we were killing time, - The Beatles and India 00:06
We came up the path here, we were killing time,
And they were on the roof. Not just the Beatles, - The Beatles and India 00:15
And they were on the roof. Not just the Beatles,
It was just being created at that time - The Beatles and India 00:09
It was just being created at that time
The word was coming to Maharishi that they had suspended their meditations - The Beatles and India 00:10
The word was coming to Maharishi that they had suspended the...
We were there for about six weeks and during that time, - The Beatles and India 00:13
We were there for about six weeks and during that time,