British Raj Movies

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.