Calcutta - A Documentary by Peter Middleton 1989

An affectionate 70mins documentary about life in the  city of Calcutta - now Kolkata,  as told by a dozen of the people who love to live there. Filmed in 1989 by Peter Middleton. Channel 4 TV.

 

Classical Music of North India Series: Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi - 1971 Documentary

Two Documentaries on Indian classical Singers  Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. The first part is on Pandit Jasraj and second part is on Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. The second part start on 28:48. These two musical documentaries were made in 1971. 

Music of India (Classical) - A Films Division Documentary 1966

Director: A.Bhaskar Rao

Homage to the Teacher - 1967 Films Division Short Film

Director: Mani Kaul

Inauguration of Nagaland - 1961 Films Division Documentary

Directed by S.C.Desai

The Feathered Life of Rajasthan - Documentary by Films Division 1981

The documentary explores the Ghana bird sanctuary, the Ranthambhor game sanctuary and the desert regions of Bikaner and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan where a variety of birds from various parts of the world and India come. The lordly Siberian cranes fly in from Siberia after breaking their journey at Kabul. Out of the around two thousand surviving members of the species, one section spends the winter in China while another camp with their young ones for five long months at Bharatpur. Other birds in these areas include the Black Necked Stork, the Pintail, the Adjutant Stork, the Old World Spoonbill, the Egret, the White Ibis, the Darter, the Little Dabchik, the Cormorant and the Pheasant.

Director: Tejbir Singh

Agony Of Partition : A Challenge to the Nation - Documentary on Partition of India in 1947 by Films Division India

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Visits Sikkim, Tibet and Bhutan in 1958 - Films Division Documentary

The mountain girl Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan with its Simple picturesque people is the subject of this documentary. starting with the opening of the Gangtok-Nathulla Road, the documentary revolves round the historic visit of Prime Minister Nehru to Bhutan and the warm welcome extended to him by the Maharajah,the royal family and the people of Bhutan.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

"Shantiniketan - The Abode of Peace" - Documentary by Films Division India 1949

This Documentary gives the viewer impressions of Shantiniketan, an institute for the arts established by the poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore in 1901 at Bolpur (Currently in West Bengal), not far from Calcutta (Kolkata). The school gradually came to be known as Vishva Bharati.

Producer : Mohan Bhavnani
Director: A.P.Sinha , K.N.Samarth

Documentary on Singer and Actor K L Saigal by Films Division India

Kundan Lal (K.L.) Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947) was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry.
Know more about him in Wikipedia.

Destination Bombay - A Short Tourism Promotion Film Directed by G.L.Bhardwaj 1976

A short tourism promotion film on the city of Bombay (Mumbai), the Gateway of India. The film describe the kind of facilities Bombay offers at its hotels, its shopping centers, its nightlife, beaches, etc., while describing at length the history of the Elephanta caves.

The Temple of Love - 1932 Documentary on India

A visit to several Hindu temples in India. Map of India, country road with horse drawn cart, ancient monastery, temple, women and children staring at camera, archaeological ruins, pov horse drawn carts, city street, cows in street, pov city street, policeman, funeral procession through park, man in western clothes having feet washed, massive temple, country road with ox-drawn cart, fortress, Hindu snake charmers, cobra snake fighting mongoose, another temple, Taj Mahal.

A Punjab Village - 1925 Documentary, Produced by British Instructional Films Ltd