Showing posts with label BOOK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BOOK. Show all posts

BOOK ON DARJEELING : THE STORY OF DARJEELING (2ND EDITION - 2009)


The Story of Darjeeling: The Land of the Indian Gorkha (Language - English)

Year - 2008 (2nd Edition -2009)
Writer - Basant B Lama

From the review by Dr. Sonam Wangyal :- "Consider for example his claim that it was the Gorkhas, and Gorkhas alone, who were responsible for the escape of Subhas Chandra Bose to Germany. For the Sikkimeses reader I might add here that amongst these Gorkhas one was a certain Yonzone, personal servant of Subhas Chandra Bose, and he hailed from Sikkim. Another revelation is that the book claims that Netaji spoke fluent Nepali.
If you want to read a book with a heart and a bit of humour, and still feel you are reading history then this is the book. For those of you who are interested to know about the circumstances that Darjeeling and the Dooars are currently placed in, how it came about, and possibly what the future holds, this book is an absolute must."

BOOK ON SIKKIM : TOURING IN SIKKIM AND TIBET (REPRINT - 1999)


 

Touring In Sikkim and Tibet (Language - English)
Year - 1930 (Re-print -1999)
Writer - David Macdonald

Preface :-
In the following pages, will be found hints to the intending tourist in the Darjeeling Hills, in Sikkim, and in Tibet. - DAVID MACDONALD, KALIMPONG, 1930

The Author was the British Trade Agent, Gyantse and Yatung, Tibet.

BOOK ON SIKKIM : INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF MYSTERIOUS TIBET AND NEIGHBOURING ( REPRINT - 1992)


Intimate Glimpses of Mysterious Tibet and Neighbouring Countries (Language - English)

Year - 1930 (Re-print -1992)
Writer - G.E.O. Knight

Foretold :-
In the following pages, I have endeavoured to present a faithful sketch of a series of travels made by me in such a truly romantic countries as Tibet, Sikkim, Nepal, etc. - G.E.O. KNIGHT, LONDON 1930

The Author was the member of the Royal Botanic Society, London and the leader of the British Expedition To Tibet in 1922-23.

BOOK ON SPORTS : STORIES FROM INDIAN FOOTBALL

 

Stories from Indian Football (Language - English)
Year - 2003
Writer - Jaydeep Basu

BOOK ON AUTOBIOGRAPHY : I AM MALALA

I AM MALALA : 
The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban.

It is an autobiographical book by Malala Yousafzai (the youngest Nobel Prize laureate - aged 17), co-written with Christina Lamb. It was published on 8 October 2013, by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK and Little, Brown and Company in the US.

The book details the early life of Yousafzai, the assassination attempt made against Yousafzai, when she was aged 15, following her activism for female education. The book has received a positive critical reception and won awards, though it has been banned in many schools in Pakistan.