British Raj Movies

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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

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

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot...

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

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

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

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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...

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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