British Raj Movies

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

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

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

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

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

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

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...

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

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

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.