British Raj Movies

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.