British Raj Movies

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

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

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

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

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

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder? This documentary shows how India was dogged by nationalism and religious conflict on its path to independence - and how these factors mark the country...

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

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