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  • Crowds listen as Rahul Gandhi gives his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Crowds arrive and await Rahul Gandhi's arrival at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers manually check the tightness of the caps after phials of ink pass through a machine to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 34 year old housewife, Baijanti Bai, travelled 25km by train to come to the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker manually hammers in the inner seal of the phials of indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker adjusts the labels as phials of ink get labeled by a machine. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections are being labeled. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A filling and sealing machine is used for the first time since the company started this business, to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • an estimated 20,000 people are packed into the make shift tents as Rahul Gandhi gives his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0155.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker adjusts the labels as phials of ink get labeled by a machine. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections are being labeled. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker adjusts the labels as phials of ink get labeled by a machine. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections are being labeled. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: Factory workers arrange the plastic phials that contain 10ml of indelible ink on trays to be sent to the sealing section. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Supporters cheer as Rahul Gandhi gives his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0134.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker places phials of ink on the conveyor belt of the labeling machine. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Crowds wave and reach out to touch Rahul Gandhi's hand as he makes a round to greet the masses after his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • an estimated 20,000 people are packed into the make shift tents as Rahul Gandhi gives his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0159.JPG
  • Crowds listen while Rahul Gandhi gives his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0106.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  The complete product, ready for packing, the indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink, and if properly applied, can be used to mark a line on the finger of as many as 700 voters. This year, more ink will be used, as a line will be marked instead of a dot that has been used since 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers push a trolley of freshly made indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers push a trolley of freshly made indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Ready for packing, the indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. In each phial contains 10ml of ink, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  The indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962. The same ink has also been supplied to many other countries, including Turkey, Cambodia, Sierra Leona, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Maldives.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Ready for packing, the indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
    SLee20090330-Ink-Elections-0094.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker adjusts the labels as phials of ink get labeled by a machine. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections are being labeled. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Crowds arrive and await Rahul Gandhi's arrival at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0016.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: A filling and sealing machine is used for the first time since the company started this business, to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Rahul Gandhi gives his speech at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0146.JPG
  • A congress supporter walks amongst the crowds at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers push a trolley of freshly made indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: 15ml capacity phials that contain 10ml of indelible ink move along the conveyor belt after filling, sealing, capping and labeling. .These indelible ink will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial, if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Rahul Gandhi arrives in his helicopter at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0078.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  The indelible ink and a plastic wand that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink, and if properly applied, can be used to mark a line on the finger of as many as 700 voters. This year, more ink will be used, as a line will be marked instead of a dot that has been used since 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
    SLee20090330-Ink-Elections-0221.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  The indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962. The same ink has also been supplied to many other countries, including Turkey, Cambodia, Sierra Leona, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Maldives.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
    SLee20090330-Ink-Elections-0219.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  The complete product, ready for packing, the indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink, and if properly applied, can be used to mark a line on the finger of as many as 700 voters. This year, more ink will be used, as a line will be marked instead of a dot that has been used since 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker manually hammers in the inner seal of the phials of indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker manually hammers in the inner seal of the phials of indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker manually hammers in the inner seal of the phials of indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
    SLee20090330-Ink-Elections-0147.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers manually check the tightness of the caps after phials of ink pass through a machine to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers manually check the tightness of the caps after phials of ink pass through a machine to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Phials of ink get labeled by a machine to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Crowds arrive and await Rahul Gandhi's arrival at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
    SLee20090421-Bhopal-RahulG-0042.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  The complete product, ready for packing, the indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink, and if properly applied, can be used to mark a line on the finger of as many as 700 voters. This year, more ink will be used, as a line will be marked instead of a dot that has been used since 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
    SLee20090330-Ink-Elections-0199.JPG
  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker manually hammers in the inner seal of the phials of indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: Factory workers arrange the plastic phials that contain 10ml of indelible ink on trays to be sent to the sealing section. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: Factory workers arrange the plastic phials that contain 10ml of indelible ink on trays to be sent to the sealing section. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: Factory workers arrange the plastic phials that contain 10ml of indelible ink on trays to be sent to the sealing section. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India: Factory workers arrange the plastic phials that contain 10ml of indelible ink on trays to be sent to the sealing section. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Rahul Gandhi and the local candidates on stage at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker walks out of the filling unit with at tray of phials of indelible ink that will be used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections. Each phial contains 10ml of ink and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  After inner sealing, phials of ink pass along the machine to be capped and labeled. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  Factory workers manually check the tightness of the caps after phials of ink pass through a machine to fill, seal, cap and label the plastic phials. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Crowds arrive and await Rahul Gandhi's arrival at the congress party rally for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 in Pripariya town of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh state, India on 21st of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • 30th March 2009, Mysore, Karnataka, India:  A factory worker mans the machine as the phials of ink are sealed. It is the first year that a machine is used as all this used to be done manually since 1962. .Indelible Ink used for the upcoming 2009 India Lok Sabha Elections have been filled into the 15ml capacity phials. In each phial, 10ml of ink is filled, and if properly applied, can be used to mark as many as 700 voters. Only one company, Mysore Paints and Varnish, manufactures the secret formula of indelible ink that is used for all Indian elections since the biggest democratic nation in the world started using ink to mark the fingers of its voters in 1962.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • The father of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • The father of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Seen with her children, Sunita Bai, 30 years old, is the wife of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • The father of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Ganshyam Kirar, 32 years old, is the brother of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • The mother and daughter of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Sunita Bai, 30 years old, is the wife of Aman Kirar, a 40 year old farmer who recently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in his home on April 3rd, 2009 due to pressure of repaying debts. 3 farmers have so far killed themselves in this farmers' village in Bankhedi area of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • 50 year old Jhirga Tana Bhagat, drives home a point during a discussion in class on 11th of April 2009. Bhagat is the a political representative of a landless adivasi community and has been coming to the school to further learn how to deal with politicians. He travels one and a half hours to school by rickshaw twice a month. Netagiri Vidyalaya, founded in 2001, provides classes to students between the ages of 22 to 70 every Saturday, for 2 hours, in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Jhirga Tana Bhagat, aged 50, reads a booklet on politics  on 11th of April 2009. Bhagat is the a political representative of a landless adivasi community and has been coming to the school to further learn how to deal with politicians. He travels one and a half hours to school by rickshaw twice a month. Netagiri Vidyalaya, founded in 2001, provides classes to students between the ages of 22 to 70 every Saturday, for 2 hours, in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Meenu Ranjan (centre) listens carefully in class, while Raj Ranjan (unseen), the founder of Netagiri Vidyalaya (Politics School) teaches his students about the qualities of a leader in life, work and politics on the 11th of April 2009. Ranjan, who grew up in a family of politicians and a politician himself, founded this school in 2001 in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Local villagers are seen waiting for the Congress Party President, Sonia Gandhi to arrive at a public rally in Khunti, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Local villagers and party supporters are seen at a public rally of the Congress Party President, Sonia Gandhi in Khunti, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • Local villagers listen to the speech of Congress Party President, Sonia Gandhi to arrive at a public rally in Khunti, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National.
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  • in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tribal women carry firewood along the unfinished canal of the Subanarekha multi-purpose project in Saharbera village, Chandil in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Students in Netagiri Vidyalaya (Politics School) laugh and discuss politics and leadership while in class with Raj Ranjan, the founder of the school. Ranjan, who grew up in a family of politicians and a politician himself, founded this school in 2001 in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Raj Ranjan, the founder of Netagiri Vidyalaya (Politics School) responds to his students' questions during the 2 hour long class on the 11th of April 2009. Ranjan, who grew up in a family of politicians and a politician himself, founded this school in 2001 in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Local tribals are seen amongst the crowd gathered for the public rally of Congress president, Sonia Gandhi in Kunti, Jharkhand, India on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tribal women carry firewood along the unfinished canal of the Subanarekha multi-purpose project in Saharbera village, Chandil in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on the 11th of April 2009.   Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Jhirga Tana Bhagat, aged 50, listens attentively in class  on 11th of April 2009. Bhagat is the a political representative of a landless adivasi community and has been coming to the school to further learn how to deal with politicians. He travels one and a half hours to school by rickshaw twice a month. Netagiri Vidyalaya, founded in 2001, provides classes to students between the ages of 22 to 70 every Saturday, for 2 hours, in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Raman Balabh, a teacher in Netagiri Vidyalaya (Politics School) explains an important point about politics to his 20 students during class on the 11th of April 2009. Netagiri Vidyalaya, founded in 2001, provides classes to students between the ages of 22 to 70 every Saturday, for 2 hours, in Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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