British Raj Movies
- 1946
Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath
Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath01946HD
Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.
- 1947
Old Barak
Old Barak01947HD
Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.
- 1928
Home Life
Home Life01928HD
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...
- 1935
Wandering Tigers in North India
Wandering Tigers in North India01935HD
Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.
- 1909
Delhi, Great Capital of India
Delhi, Great Capital of India01909HD
Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.
- 1939
Indian Durbar
Indian Durbar01939HD
Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.
- 1923
Government House Garden Party
Government House Garden Party01923HD
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
- 1926
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere01926HD
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
- 1935
Delhi - Jubilee
Delhi - Jubilee01935HD
Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.
- 1938
Indian Elephants in the Service of Man
Indian Elephants in the Service of Man01938HD
Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.
- 1914
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)01914HD
Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.
- 1912
A Sword Dance Performed before the King and Queen in India
A Sword Dance Performed before the King and Queen in India01912HD
Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.
- 2018
Mahatma Gandhi: Dying for Freedom
Mahatma Gandhi: Dying for Freedom02018HD
Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...
- 1922
Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial
Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial01922HD
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
- 1902
Delhi Durbar
Delhi Durbar01902HD
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
- 1935
Boat Repairs - Sunderbans
Boat Repairs - Sunderbans01935HD
Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.
- 1910
Ruins of Delhi
Ruins of Delhi01910HD
Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.
- 1937
Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally
Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally01937HD
Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.
- 1909
Land of the Elephants
Land of the Elephants01909HD
The timber trade calls on animal help.
- 1945
In Rural Maharashtra
In Rural Maharashtra01945HD
Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...