British Raj Movies

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

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

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.

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.