Delhi and The North

Step by Step(de)

Procession at Gangtok(en)

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi(en)

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Old Barak(en)

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Pindi Events(en)

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal(en)

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said(en)

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

Mysore(en)

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

Boat Repairs - Sunderbans(en)

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

Delhi to the North West Frontier(en)

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

Lahore(en)

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

Kashmir(en)

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

Imphal Bazaar(en)

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

Madras Mylapore - Tank and Religious Processions(en)

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

Rajputana, Jhalawar, Bundi & Katakali Dancers(en)

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar(en)

Rare amateur footage of East India.

Lahore - Badshahi Mosque(en)

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Sports in the Indian Army(fr)

A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.

Wandering Tigers in North India(en)

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Home Life(en)

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived.