British Raj Movies

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

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

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

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

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