Most Viewed From The British Council

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

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