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By the middle of the nineteenth century the English were beginning to enjoy the fruits of their colonial empire. Military strategy and the political considerations, along with pressure from their intelligentsia for the safety of their colonial empire, and of course geographical expediencies forced the English authorities in the later half of the nineteenth century to begin seriously to collect information, both geographical and of general nature, about the vast terra incognita that was there all along the land frontiers of India since the prehistoric age. These were the regions where the English could travel in those days only at the risk to their lives. Strategically, they opted for sending the natives of the border region who were accustomed to frequent Tibet, Turkestan and the adjacent regions since early historical period for trade and religious pilgrimages. With the creation of the Establishment for Trans-Himalayan Exploration in 15 May 1863, and trained with elementary survey instruments the explorers began to systematically infiltrate in the northern regions in various disguises. The present work is mostly based on their diaries and reports submitted to the Survey department. Part I describes the beauty of the rugged country including its geographical and geological growth in much detail for the first time. The social, economic, cultural and religious activities of life in Tibet are very diligently described by the Indian explorers in Part II.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Prologue; Introduction; Nain Singh, Mani (1864, 1865-1866); Nain Singh, Mani, Kalian Singh (1867); Kalian Singh (1868); Hari Ram (1868-1869); Hari Ram (1871-1872); Kishen Singh (1869, 1871-1872); Hari Ram (1873); Nain Singh (1873-1875); Kishen Singh (1873-1874); Lala (1875-1876); Nem Singh (1878, 1880); Kishen Singh (1878-1882); Lama Serap Gyatsho (1856-1858, 1883); S C Das (1879, 1881); Kinthup (1880-1884); Lama Ugyen Gyatso (1883); Rinzin Nimgyl (1884); Hari Ram (1885-1886); Rinzin Nimgyl (1885-1886); Phurba (1885-1886); Rinzin Nimgyl (1888-1889); Atma Ram (1891-1892); Hari Ram, Guman Singh (1892-1893); Kalian Singh (1893-1894); Nain Singh (1864, 1865-1866); Nain Singh, Mani, Kalian Singh (1867); Kalian Singh (1868); Hari Ram (1871-1872); Kishen Singh (1871-1872); Hari Ram (1873); Nain Singh (1873-1875); Lala (1875-1876); Nem Singh (1878-1880); Kishen Singh (1878, 1882); Lama Serap Gyatsho (1856-1858, 1883); Kinthup (1880-1884); Lama Ugyen Gyatso (1883); Rinzin Nimgyl (1884); Hari Ram (1885-1886); Rinzin Nimgyl (1885-1886); Atma Ram (1891-1892).

About the Author :
P.L. Madan joined the National Archives of India in 1955 and has since then made the study of maps a life-long obsession. Having been posted, from the very beginning, in the Map Section of the National Archives, he has had ample time and opportunity to study the exquisite, hand-drawn, original maps of the Survey of India on which the book is based. He joined the International Society for the History of Cartography, London in 1975 and has spent considerable time studying maps and records in various libraries and research centres.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788173045677
  • Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Publisher Imprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 158
  • Sub Title: Saga of Indian Explorers (1864-1894)
  • ISBN-10: 8173045674
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2004
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 47 mm
  • Width: 254 mm


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