British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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

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

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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