British Raj Movies

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

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.

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

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...

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

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

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