East and North-East India

Botanical gardens in Bombay (now Mumbai) plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta (now Kolkata) as they were in 1913.

Amateur footage around Bihar and what is now Jharkhand in east India

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta (Kolkata)

Richly detailed home movie shot in Manipur by G.P. Stewart, member of the Indian Civil Service

An inside view of Methodism taking root in India – and dealing with leprosy.

Glorious colour film of a fishing trip and geese-hunting expedition in north-eastern India

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata

The festival of Dashian is celebrated in rural India - including scenes of animal sacrifice

Unguarded images of Europeans and Indians at Puri on the Bay of Bengal

Film document of a true act of heroism in the wake of a Namphuk River flood

Darjeeling - a portrait of the Raj hill station made for schools

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta

This amateur film captures the Maharajah of Bhutan watching the marking of the Assam/Bhutan boundary.

In this newsreel report the Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Amateur film featuring scenes at an Indian leper colony

Official duties and big game hunting in 1920s India, filmed by Lord Stephenson’s private secretary

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard

A colonial family record their travels as they holiday around north and eastern India

Lords and ladies gather in Calcutta (Kolkata) for the Viceroy’s Cup, an exclusive horseracing event, in this actuality film.

Footage shot during an intrepid hunting trip in India

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float

Golf - and other pursuits - in the 'abode of clouds'

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal

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

Strung out on hemp and coconuts: Indian industry supplies a maritime fix

Amateur footage of a trip to Tibet and Bhutan, including shots of the flora and fauna.

Eccentric home movie scenes of the high life in British India, shot by Lord Stephenson’s private secretary

Amateur film of a polo match at Patna, Bihar, followed by scenes of elephants and a leopard hunt.

Remarkable early documentary turning the camera on life in Kolkata and Mumbai

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

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

A lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation

Amateur film surveying colonial life in eastern India

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage feature in Col. George Craster’s home movie despatch from Rajasthan

Extravagant military ceremonies and the start of the Calcutta (Kolkata) 'season'

Indian medical film about the parasitic disease kala azar

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata

Film of the 1929 Viceroy’s Cup horse race held in Calcutta (Kolkata).

Edward, Prince of Wales, visits India and Nepal and goes on a tiger hunt.

Home movie hinting at the opulence of life for some British officials in India

Everyday life and places of interest around the areas of Midnapore and Chittagong, including steamers and Indian boats along the Damodar river.

Home movie footage of a sword dance and ceremonies in Manipur, shot by a member of the Indian Civil Service

Amateur footage of the British expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1955. Led by Charles Evans, this expedition saw the first ascent of the mountain.

Percy Wyn-Harris' filmic record of the 1933 expedition, led by Hugh Ruttledge.

The first film of Tibet, by Captain John Noel from the 1922 British expedition to Mount Everest, which was led by Brigadier General Charles Bruce.

Amateur footage directed by Peter Oliver documenting the ‘Mount Everest Expedition 1938’, which was led by Bill Tilman.

Colour film of Sikkim / Tibet (no sound), photographed by Scottish explorer and plant collector George Sherriff in 1935.

Colour film of Sikkim / Tibet (no sound), photographed by Scottish explorer and plant collector George Sherriff in 1935.

Colour film of Sikkim / Tibet (no sound), photographed by Scottish explorer and plant collector George Sherriff in 1935.