British Raj Movies

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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

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

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

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

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