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Stebbins, R.
1963
Asian Trip
Karachi
Jan. 20.
After assorted photographs in town, including
a group of fellows with water-filled goat skin
bags, we drove to the refugee camp about
8 miles SE(?) of town. These people have
come into the country since partition,
when most Muslims left India.
Here we got shots of water buffalo, cattle
and some "putty-cake". Our driver
does not hesitate to crossing off the road
and across country to help me get pictures.
Returned to my hotel about 4:30 p.m.
after a truly wonderful day.
Postscript - Monis has been through the
school system here. It goes as follows:
Primary (4-8 yrs. age), Secondary (8-12),
higher secondary (or intermediate) (12-16),
college (16-20), university (20-22).
Matriculation is at the end of the higher
secondary. Performance on the exam
determines whether a student may go on to the
university. Primary and secondary school
children all must take "general science".
In college students going into medicine
take chemistry and biology, those going
into physics or engineering take physics
and math.
Monis told me the tree I have considered
to be a strangler fig is called "peepul".