The British Council Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

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

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

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

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

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

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

A look at the work of the Scottish artists John Maxwell, Joan Eardley and Robin Philipson.