Stebbins, R. 1963 Asiatic Trip 62 New Delhi Jan. 16 A few odd customs. Indians here show respect by holding their hands in an attitude I prefer under the chin bowing. Beggars put on a great show of distress -- as though about to die but a moment later may be laughing and in a state of full recovery -- this is not to be taken as meaning they are not in dire need. Jan. 17 Visited Dr. B.R. Seshachar, head of the zoology department at Delhi Univ. Discussed "guide lines" philosophy with him. He had following comments: The British were in nearly all departments in the universities in the carly 1900s. In zoology texts like Parker and Breweil were in use. Emphasis was on descriptive zoology. Since the war the British (U.K.) has shifted over to the new zoology but the Indians who replaced the British professors have not made such a change. Change has been impeded by (1) the heritage from the past and (2) inadequate equipment. There are shortages of animal space, experimental apparatus, etc. and the universities are in no position to do anything about it. To illustrate how inadequate are the facilities, Seshachar mentioned that he visited a zoology lab where they had a microscope but no slides showing