British Raj Movies

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.