British Raj Movies

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

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

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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...

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

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

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