Nepal Years

This book brings all the excitement and adventure of an era, when people were discovering new lands and cultures. It tells the exotic tales about the kingdom in the clouds, the lands of mystery and fabulous richness. This is the story of Nepal in the nineteenth century, by the then Assistant Political Resident, a representative of the British Raj.

At the time Nepal was still the untouched land of haunting exoticism. It has lush mountains and jungles and exciting palaces and a glorious royal tradition. There were the tiger and rhinoceros, the rich court of Nepal with its multitude of royal functionaries.

This is the story of the intrusion of the British Army into the pristine glory of Nepal. A story of the wars of 1814 and 1816, the excitement and glory on sides, the generals and the army fighting it out in and exotic setting.

The book although based on actual historical and literary value which should be of great interest to the researchers.