Movies: The British Council

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....

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

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings....

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 colonials lived....

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

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath....

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition....