The fate of a Lepcha spy who was sent to Tibet to survey the Yarlung Tsangpo (or the Brahmaputra)

Parimal Bhattacharya’s book, ‘Bells of Shangri-La’ recounts the adventures of scholars and spies in Tibet, including the famous Pandit Kinthup.

Parimal Bhattacharya

· Mar 20, 2019 · 06:30 pm

Meet Sarat Chandra Das: The spy who came in from the cold of Tibet and wrote a book about it

How did a middle-class Bengali become a British agent in the forbidden kingdom?

Parimal Bhattacharya

· Oct 27, 2017 · 08:30 am

‘No Path in Darjeeling Is Straight’: Why Gorkhas want their own state

A new book explores the real reasons for alienation among the people of Darjeeling.

Parimal Bhattacharya

· Aug 09, 2017 · 08:30 am