Comments on: NAIN SINGH; AN INTREPID EXPLORER

By: Priya Thyagraj

Priya Thyagraj — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:06:12 +0000

Joseph Thomas posted this link on one of my [Facebook] threads, but I wanted to pull it out into its own.

It’s his blog post on Nain Singh Rawat, the Indian surveyor awarded the Patron’s medal by the Royal Geographic Society in 1877. A lovely read!

By: Sriram Jayasimha

Sriram Jayasimha — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 02:48:53 +0000

Joseph, as it turns out, attended the same school that I did, and is one of the extraordinarily erudite exceptions to the mostly plebeian outlook of those who also attended there, pointed me to this article of his when I sent him a pdf of Sarath Chandra Das’s Baptist Mission Press book of 1898. The latter consists of a series of lectures on Tibetan customs and religion. Das’s curiosity of Tibetan life preceded his actual visit to Lhasa in 1878 and again in 1881-1883. He also subsequently visited Peking. All his travels were with permission, and unlike Nain Singh, whose mission was survey, Das’s purpose was to understand Tibetan culture and religion – and its connection to our own. Needless to say, unlike Nain Singh, he didn’t have to beat a hasty retreat from Lhasa.

I hadn’t heard of Nain Singh until now and am glad that Joseph pointed me in the right direction. I hope Joseph provides, in a future article, in his wonderfully concise and lucid style, a summary of Sarath Chandra Das’s book.

By: Sohini Mitra

Sohini Mitra — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 14:15:09 +0000

Fascinating reading

By: J Thomas

J Thomas — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 02:16:15 +0000

Google Doodle celebrates 187th birthday of Nain Singh Rawat.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/google-doodle-celebrates-birthday-of-explorer-nain-singh-rawat-1765190

By: Joseph Thomas

Joseph Thomas — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:14:40 +0000

Thanks Commander Unnithan. Sorry I missed your post. Glad that you are interested in maps and traveling.

33 inch pace x 100 x 100 = 3,30,000 inches = 5.2 miles. You have added an extra zero.

Best wishes.

By: Nain Singh Rawat | HimLynx

Nain Singh Rawat | HimLynx — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 13:16:06 +0000

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By: Commander GVK Unnithan

Commander GVK Unnithan — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:02:06 +0000

Great.Good article, nicely told. thanx to Wg Cdr Thomas.
I retired after 30 years of Naval Service in 1997 entered in the Mer Navy as a Master Mariner, where I am serving as a Trg Faculty even now at Mumbai. Great admirer, critique and collector of S of India maps. Familiar with S of India offices at D Dun, Delhi, Bangalore,Hyderabad and Pune when ever I visit. Seen the corner of Nain Singh at D Dun (Hatibakala) office and read much about him. Gone around the globe- minus US of A and Antartica. Wandered far and wide in India, the latest being from (last month) Oct 4-28 -commencing Agarthala, Shillong, Aizwal, Silchar, Lumding, Dimapur, Kohima, Ledo, Jagun ending with Parasuram Kund.

Main objectives- B Desh, Burma, Imphal-Kohima road ( 109 mile), War cemetery, butterfly s of NAMDAPHA WL Santury, the last rly stn in India, Stilwell road and P Kund. All accomplished and returned safely.

Earlier, had motored Katmadu to Manasarovar- Kailas ( 14 days) tasted all waters of Tibetian lakes- all brackish except Manasarovar& Rakshastal. Had taken bath- both in Tsang Po as well as in B Putra many times. Motorcycled Manali-Leh. Visited Leh up to the sand dunes well past Kardung and the lake shared by India and China.

Wg Cdr Thomas’s calculation of 33 inch pace x 100 x 100 = 33,00,000 divided by 36 x 1760 = 52.08 miles ! How it is 5 miles?

Wish you all the best. Include me in your dispatched, if you can. GVK

By: deepak

deepak — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:24:22 +0000

Very nice information on Nain Singh Rawat. We have similar article on him hope you all will like it: http://www.euttarakhand.com/nain-singh-rawat

By: PK Melethil

PK Melethil — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:05:41 +0000

Thank you for the great articles. The Nain Singh story and pictures brought back memories of my treks/travels in the altiplano in NW Bolivia (4000-5000 m) almost 20 years ago. Both Nain Singh and his family were intrepid people and true adventurers.

It was also nice to get some background info on my fellow OL Wing Commander Joseph Thomas, his contributions to mapping the northern boundaries of India, and his earlier life in the Armed Forces.

Bravo, sir.

Be Well.

By: Padmini

Padmini — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:12:06 +0000

This is an amazing account and a very well written article. Traveling so many miles, and making your observations in secrecy – that’s incredible! Wing Commander Joseph Thomas has done a wonderful job with both the writing and the pics!