British Raj Movies

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

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

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...

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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