Movies: British raj

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

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta....

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

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

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

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 colonials lived....

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing overview of tea production – from the planting of tea seeds to the final shipping of the precious l...

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

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

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

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals....

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India....

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar....

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a...

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

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

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911....