British Raj Movies

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

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

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

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

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

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

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

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

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.