British Raj Movies

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

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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...

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

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

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

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

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

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

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

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