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.
Minimalist movie making at its best: kids learn the art of film language using illustrations and margarine boxes.
Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George Vās coronation.
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.
The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.
The timber trade calls on animal help.
The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.
Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.
This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.