British Raj Movies

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

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

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

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