1832?-1882? Indian "Pundit" explorer who began his geographical training with the British when Tibet was closed to foreign travel. He is credited with being the first geographer to discover the famous city of Lhasa, the home of the Dali...

Nain Singh Born c. 1832, India Died c. 1882, India Upon presenting Nain Singh a gold medal on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain in 1878, the viceroy of India, Colonel Henry Yule, remarked that Singh’s “observations...

Any attempt to establish a chronological opening and closing of Tibet's borders during the eighteenth century will produce conflicting reports—depending on whether they originate in England, India, Nepal, China, or Tibet itself. One fact...

Nain Singh (नैन सिंह) was one of the first of the pundits who explored the Himalayas for the British. He mapped the trade route through Nepal to Tibet, determined for the first time the location and altitude of Lhasa, and mapped a large...

Nain Singh (c. 1830-1882) Singh worked for the British Survey of India and mapped vast tracts of the Himalaya on foot, often in disguise How did Nain Singh make his mark? By charting distances of thousands of miles in the Himalaya while...

Private Nain Singh Sailani C Company, 44th Battalion, AIF, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, AIF, was killed in action on 1 June 1917. Set out below are the details of his service, as obtained from official records. Name: Nain Singh Sailani Age: 43...