British Raj Movies

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

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