Jagdeep Dhankar, Governor of West Bengal released the book “On the Trails of Buddha: A Journey to the East” authored by Deepankar Aron, IRS (Indian Revenue Service) Officer.The book is published by Niyogi Books Private limited.

The foreword of the book was written by Padma Bhushan Lokesh Chandra.

Key People:

Nakamura Yutaka, Consul-General of Japan in Kolkata and P. Seewalee Thero, General Secretary of Maha Bodhi Society in India was present during the release at Raj Bhavan.

About the “On the Trails of Buddha: A Journey to the East”:

i.The book explores the connection between ancient India and Oriental and discovers the diverse culture connected through the 2000 miles of Silk road and separated by 2000 years’ history.

ii.This book portrays the spiritual sojourn in China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Mongolia in search of the spiritual, Philosophical and cultural link that connects India and east asian countries.

About Deepankar Aron:

i.Deepankar Aron, IRS officer of 1996, is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (IIT-D).

ii.He is serving as the Additional Director General(ADG) in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) an Indian intelligence agency at Kolkata, West Bengal.

iii.He received the Presidential Award for his contribution as IRS officer in 2016.

Book:

His first pictorial book “World Heritage sites of Uttarakhand” was published by Beehives Communications Pvt. Ltd. in 2010.