British Raj Movies

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

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

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

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

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

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.