The British Council

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

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

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

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

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

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

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

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