British Raj Filmes

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

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

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

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

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

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

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

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

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

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

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

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

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.