British Raj Movies

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

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

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.