Movies: British raj

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

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival....

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan....

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa....

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting....

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta....

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

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

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj....

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata....

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India....

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help....

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

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

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

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

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