Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village - No.1

Documentary on the construction of Chandigarh, the new capital of the Indian Punjab region, planned by Albert Mayer and Swiss architect Le Corbusier.

A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.

Oases are more than fairytale places in the desert sand. Amidst the stony heights of the Andes, the endless expanse of the Pacific, or the hectic concrete sausages of Mumbai, islands of life flourish. In breathtaking shots, the documentary explores the phenomenon of oases – and the magical places in the Saharan sand are of course included.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

A film about memory, identity and the overwhelming power of love. One-year-old Devi was found starving at a railway station in Delhi. The police took her to Palna, an orphanage, where she lived for a year. When Devi learned to talk she often wanted to talk about Amma, her first mother. In the film, the 6-year-old Devi journeys to her own past, as her family adopts another daughter from Palna, a baby sister for Devi.

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

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

Rare amateur footage of East India.