British Raj Movies

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.