Steblitz, R. Asian Trip 18 New Delhi Jan. 61 Tries, I finally got a light. The secret seemed to be to hit a sharp edge of flint and to place the inflammable material on the upper side of the stone. The spark would then fly upward into it. The shop keeper could do it very quickly and Dart said in Nepal they use flint + steel sets to light cigarettes. Several of the shop keepers were Tibetans, one of them a lady known to Dart. Their wares of worked iron, beads (jade, etc.), & wood were spread out on the ground and we sat on a stool to look. Saw turbaned individuals with heavy beards & long hair. Dart said they were sikhas (gnomys - seekers). It is their religion not to cut hair or beard. Many women in long colorful gowns ~~wear~~ a red spot on the forehead. I must learn the significance of this. The people are polite and friendly. Dart says one would probably be quite safe from assault or robbery in town despite all the poverty. A young man, perhaps 18, talked to us at length while I was purchasing a piece of wood inlay work. He was a University student majoring in art. He identified the hawk-like bird seen here as a chala - a kit. It appears to be the same bird we saw along the east coast of Africa.