British Raj Movies

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

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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

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

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

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

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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