Parimal Bhattacharya
Autor(a) de Bells of Shangri-La: Soldiers, Spies, Invaders in Tibet
Obras por Parimal Bhattacharya
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No Path in Darjeeling Is Straight: Memories of a… por Parimal Bhattacharya
This book is more of a personal account of author’s own experiences in Darjeeling. Starting with his days of stay as a young academician, the author tracks the history of Darjeeling across the tumultuous days of political strife and the fight of Gorkhas for recognition of their existence as a separate identity than the majority Bengalis of West Bengal. The author demonstrates his love for Darjeeling using poetic description of its beauty amid the storytelling tracing his life in the hills.
A well-written book, that provides an exhaustive and yet a very cohesive account of all expeditions that were done to trace the source of Brahmaputra. Each separate threads of stories, well-connected to create an intriguing account of history in a manner that will keep you engaged till the final pages. Starting with Pundit Kinthup and Sarat Chandra Das in 1880 to Lt. Col. FM Bailey in 1920s and finally to his own trek tracing Bailey 90 years later, a very well written and engrossing account of history. A must-read book for all Travelophiles and Tibetologists.… (mais)
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 4
- Membros
- 17
- Popularidade
- #654,391
- Avaliação
- 5.0
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 6