British Raj Movies

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

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

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

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

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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

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

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

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