British Raj Movies

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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