British Raj Movies

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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

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

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

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

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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

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