British Raj Movies

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

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

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

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