British Raj Movies

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

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

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

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

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

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

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

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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...

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

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

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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