Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
Kagan Valley
Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
Picturesque India or, In and About Calcutta
Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
Temples of India
Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.
Lahore - Refugees from India
Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.
Simla Scenes: Indian Viceroy at Lahore
An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal
This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.
Indian Scene of Procession
Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
The Truth Will Out
Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.
Ore Thooval Pakshikal
The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri in pivotal roles.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
India
Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.
Gangtok and Sikkim Trip
Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.
Delhi, Great Capital of India
Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.
Saheb Bibi Golam
The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a career-driven clerk.
In Rural Maharashtra
Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...
Wandering Tigers in North India
Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.
Calcutta Topical No. 1
Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.