Movies: The British Council
- 1912
Calcutta Pageant (1912)
Calcutta Pageant01912HD
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation....
- 1912
Our King Emperor and Queen Empress Hold a Durbar in Delhi (1912)
Our King Emperor and Queen Empress Hold a Durbar in Delhi01912HD
King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad01922HD
This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt....
- 1925
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton (1925)
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton01925HD
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour...
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty....
- 1905
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India (1905)
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India01905HD
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India....
- 1921
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour (1921)
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour01921HD
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal....
- 1933
Simla and Lahore (1933)
Simla and Lahore01933HD
Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar....
- 1947
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal (1947)
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal01947HD
This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India....
- 1933
Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh (1933)
Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh01933HD
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour....
- 1931
India - Hardwar (1931)
India - Hardwar01931HD
Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home....
- 1940
Mysore (1940)
Mysore01940HD
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja....
- 1940
Pindi Events (1940)
Pindi Events01940HD
Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition....
- 1914
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry) (1914)
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)01914HD
Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun...
- 1935
Native Life in Bundi (1935)
Native Life in Bundi01935HD
Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India....
- 1911
Delhi Durbar (1911)
Delhi Durbar01911HD
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911....