The British Council Movies

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

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

A rendition of the traditional English folksong ‘Widdicombe Fair’, accompanied by drawings.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

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

Remarkable amateur footage of Mahatma Gandhi shot by his great nephew in 1947.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.