British Raj Movies

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

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

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

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

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.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.