Calcutta Pageant(1912)

Delhi Durbar(en)

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Jugaad(hi)

Jugaad is a Hindi word that can be translated as "innovative or effective solution that bends the rules". It refers to the extreme capacity developed by Mumbai's inhabitants to adapt and get around any type of constraint or obstacle posed by the city's urban structure. In a relatively small piece of land where 21 million people live today, the inhabitants of Mumbai demonstrate great creativity when it comes to managing the spaces (for sale, for prayer, for traffic) and the flows that cross them every day. Without using language, Hong Kong artist Chak Hin Leung brings together in this video a dozen unique situations in which people, animals, vehicles and natural elements intermingle and brush up against each other, without ever colliding.

Boys' Home in Ahmednagar(en)

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

Indian Elephants in the Service of Man(en)

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh(en)

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

Herzschlag der Kontinente(fr)

A Rifle and a Bag(hi)

Somi is pregnant with her second child. A girl, she hopes. Together with her husband she prepares for this new phase of their parenthood. It means that their son has to go to school, but as an ex-Naxalite that is tough to achieve in contemporary India, where people like them are third-rate citizens. They lack the certificates and an opaque bureaucratic process doesn't help. Directors Isabella Rinaldi, Cristina Hanes and Arya Rothe of the NoCut Film Collective concentrate on Somi's close family ties, painting a portrait of ex-Naxalites in India. Once, Somi and her husband were communist rebels fighting for the rights of Indian tribes. However, to safeguard their family's welfare, they surrendered to the government in exchange for marginal compensation and simple accommodation.

India's forgotten people(en)

Delhi Durbar(en)

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi(en)

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner(en)

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot(en)

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi(en)

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath(en)

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms(en)

Filmed in the jungles of Peru, shaman Don Jose Campos introduces the practices and benefits of Ayahuasca, the psychoactive plant brew that has been used for healing and visionary journeys by Amazonian shamans for at least a thousand years.

Imphal Bazaar(en)

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial(en)

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

Lahore - Refugees from India(en)

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Ukhrul Medical Tour(en)

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Montreal and India(en)

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.