The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
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Short documentary commissioned by the magazine Présence Africaine. From the question "Why is the African in the anthropology museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in the Louvre?", the directors expose and criticize the lack of consideration for African art. The film was censored in France for eight years because of its anti-colonial perspective.
Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.
Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.
Documentary short about the disastrous dangers of aging, ailing dams.
A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.
Rare amateur footage of East India.
Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.
By drawing a parallel between the Indian Durga Puja festival and other forms of celebrating the divine feminine, Santa Shakti reveals the Sacred Power beyond languages and religions.
A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.
This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.
Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.
A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.
Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.
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.
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.