British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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