British Raj Movies

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

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

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

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 Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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

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

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