Movies: British raj

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan....

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital....

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home....

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...

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village....

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

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry....

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

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta....

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting....

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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