British Raj Movies

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

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...

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

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

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

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

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

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