Stirling R. 1963 Ascan Trip 20 New Delhi Jan. 11 elegant shops are thatched huts I need and stone and people in rags. Women sprawl in balconies at the large swimming pool and fountain at the hotel while others in the dirt streets of the earthen village scape ask a hard existence. Embassy buildings are situated SW of our hotel within an easy walk. Nearby also are government housing units reminiscent of those in our own Richmond area, but if motor. The excellence of the housing depends on one's cost, according to Bart. Jan. 12 Went to roof of hotel and took movie shots of government housing cooperative, the poor sector north of the hotel, and the men who repair upholstery, etc. Bart and I then went to Connaught Place where we cashed some traveler's cheques and checked on our mail. While he went to the USIS (U.S. Intelligence Service), I went by "tricycle" taxi to the Ford Foundation Office at 32 Ferozeshah Rd. but found the office closed. I was told Fayette Parvin was head man. Returned to near Connaught Place and photographed street scene. [over] As I waited for a shot, a Mr. S. N. Das Gupta introduced himself. He was formerly with the Indian Assist Trade Commission