The British Council Movies

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

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

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

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...

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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

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

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

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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