Manipur in 1934

This film is from the collection of G.P. (Gerry) Stewart, a member of the Indian Civil Service based in Manipur in the northeast of India, near the border with Burma (now Myanmar). Stewart appears dressed in safari suit and solar topi, seated on the ground talking to a group of local men. One of the men who appears in a number of shots is Tengkukai, a Kuki Lambu (official translator). Elizabeth Stewart, his wife, can also be seen. Much of the film features scenes in villages near the Burmese border, with distinct pagoda-style architecture and Buddhist shrines.