British Raj Movies

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

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

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

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.