Bengal Shadows

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

A humorous documentary about a historic hunt in 1929 through the African savannah and Indian jungle with lots of animal footage.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.