British Raj Movies

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

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

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

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

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.