British Raj Movies

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

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

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

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot...

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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.

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

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