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Smash and Grab: Annexation of Sikkim
About the Book AN INTIMATE AND GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF THE LAST DAYS OF THE HIMALAYAN KINGDOM OF SIKKIM THAT BECAME INDIA'S TWENTY-SECOND STATE. This book made history. It wasn't banned, not quite, when it first appeared in 1984, but its disappearance was cleverly managed so that few got to read the only authentic account of how a protected kingdom became India's twenty-second state. As the Hon. David Astor, editor of The Observer in London, wrote, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray was 'alone in witnessing and communicating the essential story'. He had to surmount many obstacles and incur severe disapproval to do so. Nearly thirty years later, in 2013, a revised edition was published with a long introduction...
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Nepal Who's who
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Sons of Sikkim
This book, Sons of Sikkim: The Rise and Fall of the Namgyal Dynasty of Sikkim, is not a comprehensive history of Sikkim; it is only a brief history of Sikkim’s Namgyal Dynasty, which ruled the former Kingdom of Sikkim for more than 300 years (1642-1975). The main purpose of writing this book is to give the ordinary people – in Sikkim and elsewhere – a glimpse of Sikkim’s history: its origin in the 13th century, advent of the Namgyal Dynasty in mid-17th century, invasion of neighbouring countries in the 18th and 19th centuries, and finally, the emergence of the kingdom as a democracy in the 20th century, leading ultimately to its present status – the 22nd State of India. There are v...
Divine Experiences
Divinity is a goal, a process, and an end in itself. The spiritual experiences of author Acarya Parameshvarananda Avadhuta, recounted in Divine Experiences, tell of this wondrous journey to divinity, a journey taken by both the disciple and the guru. Acarya Parameshvaranandas mystical experiences offer proof of a hidden world beyond matter, a world of light and indescribable bliss, a divine world beyond anything mortals have known. In Divine Experiences, he shares his fascinating spiritual journeya gripping account of his titanic struggles against the many tests, trials, and tribulations on the path and his victory in attaining the highest spiritual realizations. An extraordinary account of an extraordinary spiritual aspirant, this collection of memoirs takes us on an extraordinary journey beyond common experience. Investigating the inner world of mysticism and spirituality, Divine Experiences shares Acarya Parameshvaranandas spiritual experiences with spiritual aspirants and those with an interest in mysticism.
