Doon Rediscovered

Shyam Ganguli

ISBN 10: 8129113848 / ISBN 13: 9788129113849

Editore: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2009

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo M0-9788129113849

Riassunto:

Doon Rediscovered unfolds the realms of the historic town of Dehra Doon as it was before and after the arrival of the East India Company. After the Gurkha invasion, the entire region of Garhwal, Kumaon and Dehra Doon began to decay, till the advent of the British who, mesmerized by the Doon's idyllic beauty, even considered making it the capital of their Indian empire. Under the British, the Doon economy began to thrive. Dr Royal, the superintendent of the Saharanpur Botanical Gardens, recommended the experiment of tea-cultivation. Silk trade flourished and the administrative acumen of F.J. Shore gave to Dehra Doon a network of canals and wells. Since independence, the Doon has been through many changes. Yet its ability to enthral people from far and wide remains.

Informazioni sull?autore: S. Ganguli has spent his entire life in the Doon Valley. An educationist by profession, he has to his credit many laurels that speak of his passionate reverence for education. A writer by instinct, he has written thirty textbooks on history and chemistry, his subjects of specialisation. In his current role as the director, education, Aditya Birla Group, he is responsible for the management and revamping of forty of their schools across the country.

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Titolo: Doon Rediscovered
Casa editrice: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
Data di pubblicazione: 2009
Legatura: HRD
Condizione: New