British Raj Movies

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

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

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

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

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

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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

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

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

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

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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