Movies: British raj

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India....

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

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab....

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India....

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

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park....

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar....

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

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

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

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India....

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun...

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

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them....

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

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal....

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi....