Movies: British raj
- 1929
India (1929)
India01929HD
Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi....
- 1923
Government House Garden Party (1923)
Government House Garden Party01923HD
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta....
- 1931
India - Hardwar (1931)
India - Hardwar01931HD
Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home....
- 1937
Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally (1937)
Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally01937HD
Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell....
- 1922
Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial (1922)
Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial01922HD
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta....
- 2018
Mahatma Gandhi: Dying for Freedom (2018)
Mahatma Gandhi: Dying for Freedom02018HD
Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder? This documentary shows how India was dogged by nationalism and religious conflict on its path to indepe...
- 1946
Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath (1946)
Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath01946HD
Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath....
- 1902
Delhi Durbar (1902)
Delhi Durbar01902HD
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar....
- 1935
Street Scenes in India (1935)
Street Scenes in India01935HD
From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India....
- 1934
Ukhrul Medical Tour (1934)
Ukhrul Medical Tour01934HD
A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east....
- 1909
Delhi, Great Capital of India (1909)
Delhi, Great Capital of India01909HD
Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival....
- 1904
Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village No.2 (1904)
Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village No.201904HD
Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour....
- 1926
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere (1926)
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere01926HD
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin....
- 1945
In Rural Maharashtra (1945)
In Rural Maharashtra01945HD
Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers......
- 1933
Lahore - Badshahi Mosque (1933)
Lahore - Badshahi Mosque01933HD
Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital....
- 1910
Ruins of Delhi (1910)
Ruins of Delhi01910HD
Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex....
- 1935
Boat Repairs - Sunderbans (1935)
Boat Repairs - Sunderbans01935HD
Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India....
- 1938
Indian Elephants in the Service of Man (1938)
Indian Elephants in the Service of Man01938HD
Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting....
- 1909
Land of the Elephants (1909)
Land of the Elephants01909HD
The timber trade calls on animal help....