Sikhim And Bhutan Twenty-One Years On The North-East Frontier 1887-1908

About the Book:-The author of this discourse reveals that his Indian career has extended to nearly 32 years of active service in British era, and of that more than 20 years were spent on the North East Frontier in the administration, as well as the political charge, of the little-known State of Sikhim, and latterly in political charge of the even lesser-known State of Bhutan and certain portions, including Chumbi and Gyantse, of South East Tibet; and as he had in addition spent over a year in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, he may lay to claim to an intimate knowledge of this Frontier, which is his excuse for putting his experiences in print. Mentioned in the book are all sorts of useful information, and often the first such notices to be written in English. There are 23 chapters in the book that describe the history; the authors early life there; the participation of the hill chiefs in the Darbar; the author's expeditions and explorations; an account of the author's first mission to Bhutan; earlier British missions to Bhutan; Bhutan's foreign relations with the neighbouring areas; arts and industries; laws; list of flora and fauna, etc. There are 41 illustrations and 1 map in this book, which was first published in 1909. The book is immensely good for the students and the researchers. About the Author:-John Claude White CIEwas an engineer, photographer, author and civil servant in British India. He originally worked in Bengal, Nepal and Darjeeling. In 1883, he was assigned to the British Residency in Kathmandu, Nepal where he photographed the architecture and monuments. He was appointed Political Officer in the north east Indian Kingdom of Sikkim in 1889. He became chairman of the council that advised Sikkim's Chogyal Thutob Namgyal whereafter he reorganised Sikkim's administration before going on to order land and mineral surveys and develop unused wasteland. He also established a forestry department and the first police post in Aritar as well as introduced English apple cultivation in the northern towns of Lachung and Lachen. White created a rich and detailed photographic account of the culture and scenery of the Himalayas during his travels through the region. John Falconer, curator of photographs at the British Library's Oriental and India Office Collections described White's work as "probably one of the last, and certainly among the most impressive products of a tradition of quasi-amateur photography which had flourished among administrators and military personnel in India since the 1850s.” The Title 'Sikhim And Bhutan Twenty-One Years On The North-East Frontier 1887-1908 written/authored/edited by J. Claude White', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121240154 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 433 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-