Boat Repairs - Sunderbans (1935)

Calcutta Topical No. 2 (1925)

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Calcutta Pageant (1912)

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

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.

Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial (1922)

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

Delhi Durbar (1902)

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

Indian Scene of Procession (1903)

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Gangtok and Sikkim Trip (1935)

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

By the River (2021)

Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.

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.

Ukhrul Medical Tour (1934)

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

Montreal and India (1922)

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

India (1929)

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

Kagan Valley (1931)

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Gefährliche Jagd (1950)

A humorous documentary about a historic hunt in 1929 through the African savannah and Indian jungle with lots of animal footage.