The British Council Movies

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework.

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

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

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

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

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social servi...

A motorist's excursion captures a world made by hand in the environs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.