Movies: British raj

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya....

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi....

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors....

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived....

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes....

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

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

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

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...

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

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India....

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup....

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell....

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India....