British Raj Movies

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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

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...

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

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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