British Raj Movies

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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