British Raj Movies

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

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