British Raj Movies

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

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

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

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

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

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

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

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

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