British Raj Movies

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

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

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

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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

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

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

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

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

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Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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

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

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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