
01 May 2017

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A sex columnist gains popularity even while a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools is adopted by approximately a third of India’s states.

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


01 May 2017

A sex columnist gains popularity even while a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools is adopted by approximately a third of India’s states.

01 Jun 1917

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

01 May 1925

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

09 Mar 1937

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

01 Jun 1937

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

11 Dec 1911

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

01 Jun 1940

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

26 Dec 1936

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

13 Jan 1922

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

06 May 1934

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

12 Jun 2017

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of illiberal democracy. From the young students of Hong Kong, to a rapper in post-Arab Spring Tunisia and the viral comedians of Bollywood, we discover how people from every corner of the globe are fighting the same struggle. They are fighting against elected leaders who trample on human rights, minorities, and their political opponents.

01 Sep 2020

Jugaad is a Hindi word that can be translated as "innovative or effective solution that bends the rules". It refers to the extreme capacity developed by Mumbai's inhabitants to adapt and get around any type of constraint or obstacle posed by the city's urban structure. In a relatively small piece of land where 21 million people live today, the inhabitants of Mumbai demonstrate great creativity when it comes to managing the spaces (for sale, for prayer, for traffic) and the flows that cross them every day. Without using language, Hong Kong artist Chak Hin Leung brings together in this video a dozen unique situations in which people, animals, vehicles and natural elements intermingle and brush up against each other, without ever colliding.

10 Jan 1922

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

22 Apr 2017

A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.

02 Apr 1940

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

02 Jul 1938

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

05 Dec 1905

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

01 Feb 1922

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

10 Jan 1922

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

10 Jan 1922

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.