Pandit Nain Singh Rawat, pundits

Pandit Nain Singh Rawat (Hindi: नैन सिंह रावत) was one of the first of the pundits who explored the Himalayas for the British. He hailed from the Johaar Valley of Kumaon. He mapped the trade route through Nepal to Tibet, determined for the first time the location and altitude of Lhasa, and mapped a large section of the Tsangpo, the major Tibetan river. In 1865, with his cousin Mani Singh, Nain Sin... Read more at Wikipedia

 

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1882

Nationality: India



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