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Journey to Lhasa: The Diary of a Spy
By: Sarat Chandra Das

Journey to Lhasa: The Diary of a Spy, Sarat Chandra Das
 
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Author: Sarat Chandra Das
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789386702081
Publication Date: 2017


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In 1874, the brilliant Civil Engineer, Sarat Chandra Das was recruited by the British as a spy in Darjeeling. The Empire wanted to train local agents to gather in-depth intelligence about Tibet - a mysterious kingdom closed off to all outsiders for years - in order to consolidate their position in South Asia and outplay Russian in the Great Game. Equipped with hidden compasses, hundred-bead rosaries (to discreetly measure distances), and an excellent knowledge of Buddhism and the local language, Das set out into the harsh early winter of 1881, through the snow-filled passes of Sikkim and Nepal on his second foray into Tibet. Though an agent of its enemy, Das fell in love with the land of his mission.

Journey to Lhasa: The Diary of a Spy, Sarat Chandra Das, Speaking Tiger, Paperback, 265 pp, $10.00

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