India China Institute at the New School, would like to invite you to: Secrets of Shangri- La: The Ancient Caves of Mustang, a lecture by Broughton Coburn.

Broughton Coburn, Harvard graduate, author and editor of seven books (including two national bestsellers), is a premier authority on the culture and environment of the Himalaya, where he lived for two decades. In Secrets of Shangri-La, he recounts the 2008 National Geographic- sponsored expedition to the caves of Mustang, a series of human- excavated cave cities that date to 4,000 B.C., yielding discoveries of international significance. In a lively, illustrated presentation (including clips from the National Geographic/PBS Special, Secrets of Shangri- la), Broughton Coburn unravels the pre-historic, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this enchanted, living landscape. He traverses such diverse subjects as high altitude archaeology and anthropology, fragile mountain environments, global warming, Himalayan art history, issues of cultural change and modernization.