British Raj Filmes

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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