British Raj Movies

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

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

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

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

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

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

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

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.