Movies: British raj
- 1937
Ajmer (1937)
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Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar....
- 1956
Saheb Bibi Golam (1956)
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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...
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun...
- 1925
A Punjab Village (1925)
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Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab....
- 1922
Our Greatest Ambassador (1922)
Our Greatest Ambassador01922HD
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour....
- 1934
Imphal Bazaar (1934)
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A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal....
- 1939
Indian Durbar (1939)
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Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan....
- 1926
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere (1926)
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere01926HD
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin....
- 2018
Mahatma Gandhi: Dying for Freedom (2018)
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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...
- 1935
The Quetta Earthquake (1935)
The Quetta Earthquake01935HD
Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes....
- 1925
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton (1925)
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton01925HD
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty....
- 1938
A Road in India (1938)
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Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals....
- 1903
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy (1903)
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy01903HD
Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903....
- 1925
Indian Wildlife Park (1925)
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Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park....
- 1922
Montreal and India (1922)
Montreal and India01922HD
The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa....
- 1905
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India (1905)
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India01905HD
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India....
- 1911
Delhi Durbar (1911)
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A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911....
- 1944
Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said (1944)
Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said01944HD
Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said....
- 1932
Madras Mylapore - Tank and Religious Processions (1932)
Madras Mylapore - Tank and Religious Processions01932HD
The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film....