THE 'OTHER' SHANGRI-LA:  (English, Paperback, Das Shivaji)

Want to know more about the world’s highest town that is also the birthplace of important lamas; the world’s largest monastery and highest slum; a ‘Beauty Valley’ famed since antiquity for its good-looking and strong-minded women; a pilgrim circuit once terrorized by bandit monks; and a small town that gave birth to China’s favourite love song? Then grab a copy of The ‘Other’ Shangri-La. It is a lucidly-written narrative of Shivaji Das and his wife’s adventurous journey through the Sino-Tibetan frontier land of western Sichuan.