British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

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

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

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

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

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