Madras Mylapore - Tank and Religious Processions (1932)

India's forgotten people (2020)

Parade on the Occasion of the Hürriyet (1908)

Early Balkan footage.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi (1921)

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

Wonderful Temples of India (1916)

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Benares Chungking Ichang (1916)

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

Aka and Daffla Dances (1934)

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Uti (1925)

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Our Greatest Ambassador (1922)

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad (1922)

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi (1922)

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 (1922)

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 (1922)

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 (1922)

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

Khyber Pass; Kashmir; Agra (1928)

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath (1946)

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun (1922)

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour (1921)

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Procession of Elephants at Jaipur; Galta; Raj Mahal (1933)

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Land of the Elephants (1909)

The timber trade calls on animal help.

From England to India by Air (1917)

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.