Movies: British raj

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath....

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

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India....

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

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

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

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

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...

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903....

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

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...