British Raj Movies

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

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

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

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

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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