British Raj Movies

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

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

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

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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

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

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...

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.