Rare amateur footage of East India.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

A motorist's excursion captures a world made by hand in the environs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

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

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.

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

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.