British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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...

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

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

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

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