British Raj Filmes

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

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

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

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

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

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.