British Raj Movies

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

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

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...

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

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

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

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot...

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

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

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

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

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

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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

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