The British Council Movies

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

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

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

A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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 col...

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun