Delhi Durbar 1911
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.
Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.
Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.
Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.
Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.
Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.
What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?
Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.
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 Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.
The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.