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In 1947, British India was dissolved into two independent states, India and Pakistan.
"IN INDIA TODAY: GANDHI : STORMY PETREL OF INDIAN POLITICS; COMPLETES 'CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE' MARCH TO BREAK SALT LAWS, UNINTERFERED WITH ...
Scenes of the life of a farmer and his family in Maharashtra during the changing seasons of the year.
Amateur film of a journey to India via the Suez Canal, of people and life taken in India, 1929.
The film ...
Amateur film of the residency at Mhow, India, and Freya Stark. stark is received by the Acting Resident Major W ...
Some footage duplicated from GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 14, some from others. Sheila Mary's first summer, birthday games with her ...
Amateur film taken by the political agent in Quetta while on tour. Film taken by the Political Officer Mr barlow ...
Amateur film of the spring festival at Udaipur. Views of the Residency and its garden. Poeple dressed in their best ...
"India House. H.M. The King, accompanied by the Queen, opens magnificent new home of India in Aldwych." (0.04). HAS of ...
Part one of a double issue (part two - 'India at War') dealing with India's political state while ...
A brief look at an Indian Army Regiment (15th Punjab).
Material includes reveill; arms drill; bayonet practice; signals training ...
Newsreel items (mute) including production of India rubber, capture of Tiddim (Burma) and South African Navy at sea.
Documentary: Film shows examples of different aspects of India, religion, peasan ts and sophisticated society.
A short film on the expansion of the Royal Indian Navy in the 1930s in both shipping and ...
Big game hunting in India.
Scenes Vengeance divebombers of 8 Squadron Indian Air Force in action.
Exterior shot of a building, presumably the briefing ...
Political and social life in India.
Credits. Crowd of Indians. Commentary states that among the contradictions of India a new ...
Colonel Mackenzie Rogan inspects Indian bands ready for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley (52ft).
Scenes of an Indian Durbar.
Arrival of the editors of leading Indian newspapers, on a goodwill tour run by the Ministry of Information, ...
INTEREST. Indian elephants bathing and working.
Sea breaking on rocky shoreline (17). Native handlers on Indian elephants emerging from a lake ...
The use of elephants in British India as working animals and in hunting.