Sarat Chandra Das
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Sarat Chandra Das (1849-1917) worked as a spy for the British, going on expeditions into Tibet to gather information on the Tibetans, Russians and Chinese. After he left Tibet the reasons for his visit were discovered and many of the Tibetans who had befriended him suffered reprisals. For the latter part of his life, Das settled in Darjeeling, where he became a headmaster at the Bhutia Boarding School. He named his house “Lhasa Villa” and played host to many notable guests including Sir Charles Alfred Bell, Ekai Kawaguchi and Evans-Wentz. He compiled a Tibetan-English dictionary, which was published in 1902.
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- Contributions on the religion, history &c., of Tibet: Rise and progress of Jin or Buddhism in China. Publisher: s.n. (1882).
- Narrative of a journey to Lhasa in 1881-82. Publisher: s.n. (1885).
- Narrative of a journey round Lake Yamdo (Palti), and in Lhokha, Yarlung, and Sakya, in 1882. publisher: s.n (1887).
- The doctrine of transmigration. Buddhist Text Society (1893).
- Indian Pandits in the Land of Snow. Originally published at the end of the 19th century. Reprint: Rupa (2006).ISBN 978-8129108951.
- A Tibetan-English dictionary, with Sanskrit synonyms. 1st Edition - Calcutta, 1902. Reprint: Sri Satguru Publications, Delhi. 1989.
- Journey To Lhasa & Central Tibet. 1st Edition: John Murray (England) (1902). Reprint: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (2007). ISBN 978-0548226520. Republished as: Lhasa and Central Tibet, Cosmo (Publications, India); New edition (2003). ISBN 978-8170204350.
- An introduction to the grammar of the Tibetan language;: With the texts of Situ sum-tag, Dag-je sal-wai melong, and Situi shal lung. Darjeeling Branch Press, 1915. Reprint: Motilal Barnasidass, Delhi, 1972.
- Autobiography: Narratives of the incidents of my early life. Reprint: Indian studies: past & present (1969).
