British Raj Movies

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

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

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