British Raj Movies

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

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

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 simul...

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

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

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

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

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English col...

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.