British Raj Movies

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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

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

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

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

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

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.