Historian Raaja Bhasin narrates the story behind Edward John Buck’s ‘Simla Past & Present’ скачать в хорошем качестве

Historian Raaja Bhasin narrates the story behind Edward John Buck’s ‘Simla Past & Present’

In his fortnightly column in The Tribune, Shimla-based historian and author Raaja Bhasin narrates how author Edward John Buck buckled under the express command of British Governor-General and Viceroy, Lord Curzon, and wrote "Simla Past & Present". While the first edition, written in 1904, was considerably slimmer, its 340-page second edition that came out in 1925 was packed with details and anecdotes, perhaps one of the finest town chronicles to have been written about any part of the world #shimla #historian #himachalpradesh #thetribune The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees. Read latest stories here: https://www.tribuneindia.com Subscribe for more videos:    / thetribunechd   Like us on Facebook:   / thetribunechd   Follow us on Twitter:   / thetribunechd   Download The Tribune App: https://goo.gl/YyBCw9