The Mandala Kingdom - Alex McKay in conversation with Pema Wangchuk at Rachna Books скачать в хорошем качестве

The Mandala Kingdom - Alex McKay in conversation with Pema Wangchuk at Rachna Books

Nearly 4 years after we published The Mandala Kingdom - A Political History of Sikkim, we had the pleasure to finally host an author event with the author and historian Alex McKay. He was in conversation with Pema Wangchuk, senior journalist. We invite you to meet the author via this video and learn more about one of the most referenced books on Sikkim history that we feel truly privileged and proud to have published. CHAPTERS: 00:00. Introductions 02:23 Buddhas of Bamiyan 05:29 Visit to Tibet 07:30 The British Officers in Tibet 11:28 Visiting Sikkim 12:20 Palace Archives 14:10 15 Aug 1947 in Gangtok 15:40 Would this book be possible without the Palace Archives 18:40 The Mandala Kingdom title 21:22 Map making and the clash of the civilisations 24:20 Frontiers become Borders 27:04 Imprecise borders and Imagined threats from beyond 28:15 John Claude White, Charles Bell and Campbell 33:44 British officers’ relationships with Sikkim 39:03 Rachna Books Trilogy 39:30 No history of Sikkim being in battles 41:30 Political construction of ethnicity 46:14 Merger was set up 150 years before 1975 50:23 Bhutia Boarding School students trained to deal with Tibet 54:20 Who makes a better warrior? 57:33 Pagla Dewan and Satrajeet 1:05:20 Why didn’t the Dewans oust the Chogyal 1:08:26 History of the Nepali community 1:11:03 The undocumented history 1:15:19 Slavery in Sikkim 1:19:01 Kidnappers and Spies 1:22:40 Expeditions and Slavery 1:29:01 Stand-out characters 1:34:39 Concluding remarks #Rachnabooks #alexmckay #sikkim #history #himalayanstudies #himalaya #britishraj #politics #tibet #themandalakingdom