Sarat Chandra Das
Sarat Chandra Das was an explorer, photographer, writer, school teacher, linguist and spy (1849–1917). He was born at Chittagong.
Also recorded as Sarat Chandra Dash.
Sarat Chandra Das in brief
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1917
- Known for
- explorer, photographer, writer, school teacher, linguist, spy, novelist and tibetologist
- Place of birth
- Chittagong
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Sarat Chandra Dash. His recorded language was Bangla. His recorded confession was Hinduism.
Catalogued works
34 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1881 to 2004.
Priyabala. A Tibetan-English Dictionary. A Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet. Yig Kur Nam Shag. Dpag bsam ljon bzaṅ. Avadānakalpalatā. Mādhyamikā vr̥tti = Mádhyamiká vṟitti. Samādhirāja-Sūtram. Suvarna prabhá. Puteshestvīe v Tibet. Journey to Lhasa and central Tibet. An introduction to the grammar of the Tibetan language, with the texts of Siyuhi sum. Lasa ji Xizang zhong bu lü xing ji. Yig bskur rnam gzhag. Journey to Lhasa. Dhammapadam. Autobiography, dated 1969. Contributions on the religion, history &c., of Tibet, dated 1882. Contributions on the religion and history of Tibet, dated 1970. Introduction to the Grammar of the Tibetan Language, dated 1997. Lhasa and Central Tibet, dated 2003. Narrative of a journey round Lake Yamdo (Palti), and in Lhokha, Yarlung, and Sakya, in 1882, dated 1887. Narrative of a journey to Lhasa in 1881-82, dated 1885. Narrative of a journey to Tashilhunpo in 1879, dated 1881. Tibetan-English Buddhist historical glossary, dated 1990. Tibetan-English Dictionary (With Sanskrit Synonyms) 2005 Edition,, dated 2004. Tibetan studies, dated 1980. An introduction to the grammar of the Tibetan language, dated 1915. Indian pandits in the land of snow, dated 1978. A Tibetan-English dictionary with Sanskrit synonyms, dated 1902. Tibetan-English Dictionary, dated 1969. A Tibetan-English dictionary, with Sanskrit synonyms / by Sarat Chandra Das., dated 1970, held by Wellcome Collection. Narrative of a journey to Lhasa in 1881-82 / by Sarat Chandra Das., dated [1885], held by Wellcome Collection. Journey to Lhasa and central Tibet / by Sarat Chandra Das ; edited by W.W. Rockhill., dated 1902, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Picturing Tibet: Sarat Chandra Das and the Visual Rendering of Tibet from Darjeeling, Postcolonialism and Religions, 2026. Tibet and a New Bengali Nationalism: The Multiple Legacies of Sarat Chandra Das and the Buddhist Text Society of India, Postcolonialism and Religions, 2026. Sarat Chandra Bose—The Lawyer, Sarat Chandra Bose, A Vision Denied, 2026. Sarat Chandra Bose and Bangladesh, Sarat Chandra Bose, A Vision Denied, 2026. Sarat Chandra as I Knew Him, Sarat Chandra Bose, A Vision Denied, 2026.
Digitised editions and texts
10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Puteshestvīe v Tibet (1904) — Internet Archive. Avadana Kalpalata (1940) — Internet Archive. contribution on the religion and history of tibet (1970) — Internet Archive. A Tibetan English Dictionary (1902) — Internet Archive. Life of Atíśa (Dípamkara Sríjnána) (1891) — Internet Archive. Bibliothega Indica, Collection Of Oriental Works (1910) — Internet Archive. Introduction to the Grammar of the Tibetan Language (1997) — Internet Archive. A Collection Of Oriental Works Vol I (1940) — Internet Archive. A Note on the Identity of the Great Tsang-po of Tibet with the Dihong (1898) — Internet Archive. Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1849Sarat Chandra Das born at Chittagong.
- 1891Life of Atíśa (Dípamkara Sríjnána) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1902A Tibetan English Dictionary digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1904Puteshestvīe v Tibet digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1910Bibliothega Indica, Collection Of Oriental Works digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1917Sarat Chandra Das died at Chittagong.
- 1940Avadana Kalpalata digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1970contribution on the religion and history of tibet digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Open Library author record for Sarat Chandra Das (Internet Archive), 25 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Picturing Tibet: Sarat Chandra Das and the Visual Rendering of Tibet from Darjeeling, Postcolonialism and Religions, 2026
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Tibet and a New Bengali Nationalism: The Multiple Legacies of Sarat Chandra Das and the Buddhist Text Society of India, Postcolonialism and Religions, 2026
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Internet Archive, 29 digitised items catalogued under Sarat Chandra Das as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Project Gutenberg holds 1 full text attributed to Sarat Chandra Das.
digital repository · Unverified
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Sarat Chandra Das.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2471848: Sarat Chandra Das
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 8.
“Sarat Chandra Das”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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