British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

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

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

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