British Raj Movies

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder? Thi...

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

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

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