British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

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

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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

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

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

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