British Raj Movies

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

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

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

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot...

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