The British Council Movies

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

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

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

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

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

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