British Raj Filmes

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

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

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

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

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

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

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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.

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

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.