British Raj Movies

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

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

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

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

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

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.