British Raj Movies

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

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

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

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

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

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.