British Raj Movies

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

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

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

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.