British Raj Movies

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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