British Raj Movies

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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