British Raj Filmes

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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...

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.