British Raj Movies

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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

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

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

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

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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