British Raj Movies

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

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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