British Raj Movies

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri...

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

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

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot...

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

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

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

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

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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