The book "Sports and work on the Nepalese border. Twelve years of sporting memories of an indigo planter" by the author James Inglis is a unique testimony of the outstanding life and work of an English colonist on the front of an indigo plantation on the border with Nepal. An authentic sketch of reality, permeated with the smell of exotic herbs and jungles, will tell about daring hunts for wild animals, unique traditions and culture of the local population, as well as high standards of sports and entertainment activities of the 19th century. This book will be an exciting discovery for those who appreciate adventure, sportsmanship and the spirit of pioneering.