British Raj Movies

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

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

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.

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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

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...

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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