Old shikar video from the days of the British Raj in India
- 5 years ago
A Britisher explains his strategy before the shikar expedition.
A British hunting expedition sets out on a tiger hunt. A Britisher in long shorts instructs the beaters (hakawallas or haaka-wallas) about the strategy and plan of action for the hunt. The beaters set off into the forest on foot, with others on elephant-back.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
This footage is displayed here as the copyright of the same has expired. WFIL lays no claim to the copyright of the same but as it is in the public domain, WFIL would like to share it with the world.
A British hunting expedition sets out on a tiger hunt. A Britisher in long shorts instructs the beaters (hakawallas or haaka-wallas) about the strategy and plan of action for the hunt. The beaters set off into the forest on foot, with others on elephant-back.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
This footage is displayed here as the copyright of the same has expired. WFIL lays no claim to the copyright of the same but as it is in the public domain, WFIL would like to share it with the world.