The view from Weisbard's hotel room in Bangalore. India's climate varies throughout the country, from lush tropics to mountains and deserts.

The State Central Reference Library in Bangalore. Many books in this library are in poor condition.

Weisbard outside a temple dedicated to Vishnu, the supreme god of Hinduism.

Weisbard with Dr. H. H. Kaul, head of Development Library Network, his secretary and two librarians in New Delhi.

A seventh-century temple in Mahabalipuram.

A woman gives a presentation during the ""Empowering Women Through Information and Knowledge: From Oral
Traditions to ICT" conference near Bombay.

One of the Parliament buildings in New Delhi.

Weisbard with Stree Books staff members in Kolkata. Stree is an Indian-based press that focuses on social and women's issues.

Weisbard poses with Veena Poonacha, Director of the Research Centre for Women's Studies, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, Mumbai and Kim Chi Tran, an associate professor at Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan, during the "Empowering Women Through Information and Knowledge" conference.

A large gray elephant stands outside of a temple in Pondicherry.

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