Our Constitution
An overview of the principles and directives of India's post-independence constitution.
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
An overview of the principles and directives of India's post-independence constitution.
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.
A documentary of explorer Richard Halliburton's travels on the Indian sub-continent, featuring a mix of real and staged footage.
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As the months pass through her, Mai gives us a glimpse into old age that explores between being abandoned and being belonged, passing the time and living the time.
This movie follows the growth and influence of anime culture in Nagaland, India.
A double journey into Kerala in India. Ghedalia Tazartes dips himself into the sea of Indian traditions in Kerala, from Katakhali dance and music to field recordings on location. A fantastic journey beyong India, through countries of the imagination. Another genre and cross cultural experience by the French master.
Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.
Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.
Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.
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.
Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.
A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.
An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.
Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.
A film on a charming, 'unofficial' subject - authentic ethnographic record or exotica for western eyes?
Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.
Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.
Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.