Movies: British raj

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard....

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city....

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

The timber trade calls on animal help....

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan....

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors....

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour....

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

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

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods....