British Raj Movies

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

Captain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regiment, leaves for France at the outbreak of the...

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

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...

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