British Raj Movies

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

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

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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