Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet (Bengali Version)

Book Details:

• Author: Sarat Chandra Das

• Translator: Rajib Kumar Saha

• Language: Bengali

• Cover: Paperback

About the Book:
This remarkable travel narrative captures the secret expeditions of Sarat Chandra Das, an Indian scholar and explorer who undertook two covert journeys into Tibet during British rule.

• Disguised as a Kashmiri Lama, Das entered Tibet—then a forbidden land for foreigners—on a secret mission for the British government.

• His daring journeys resulted in two confidential reports: Narrative of a Journey to Lhasa and Narrative of a Journey Round Lake Palti (Yamdok), and in Lhokha, Yarlung, and Sakya.

• These reports remained classified by the British administration until 1890.

• Portions of the accounts were later published in international journals such as Contemporary Review and Nineteenth Century, offering rare glimpses into Tibetan anthropology and culture.

• This edition presents a unified version of both reports, carefully edited by renowned Tibetologist William Woodville Rockhill.

An invaluable record of exploration, espionage, and ethnographic observation, this book stands as a cornerstone for those interested in Tibet’s historical interactions with colonial India.