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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, talks of being a cultural musician at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, talks of being a cultural musician at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, holds his snake charming musical instruments, that he now uses in cultural performances (without the snakes), at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, holds his snake charming musical instruments, that he now uses in cultural performances (without the snakes), at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, holds his snake charming musical instruments, that he now uses in cultural performances (without the snakes), at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Nirav Modi's father (right) poses for a photograph with his friend at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests seated at the VIP table pose for a photograph together at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis, Australia's High Commissioner to India, Dr. Lachlan Strahan, and Princess Diya Kumari of the Royal Family of Jaipur share a light conversation after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Prominent guests and audiences applaud violinist Niki Vasilakis during her solo violin recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Nik Senapati (right), Managing Director of Argyle Diamonds and Maharaj Narendra Singh of Jaipur (2nd from right) share a conversation with other guests at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur shares a conversation with a group of women at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australia's High Commissioner to India, Dr. Lachlan Strahan (left) praises Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis as he presents here with a bouquet of flowers after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • OzFest ambassador Pallavi Sharda (center, right) shares a light moment with other VIPs at the front row of the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, sits amongst other rag-picker's children in class in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Chandrawati (standing, in black), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Chandrawati (center, in black), age unknown, sits on the floor amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Vicky Nath, 11, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Vicky dropped out of school for 2 years to work as a domestic help daily-wage labourer but was re-enrolled last year as part of the Nai Duniya program and is in Class 4 now. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi (center, in red), 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012.  Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Street shots of north India. Photo by Suzanne Lee Night street scenes, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Wedding Bands,
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  • Street shots of north India. Photo by Suzanne Lee Night street scenes, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Wedding Bands,
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  • Nirav Modi (center) shares a conversation with other guests at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Nirav Modi (center) passes his business card to an unidentified guest at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests seated at the VIP table pose for a photograph together at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests seated at the VIP table pose for a photograph together at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • OzFest Ambassador Pallavi Sharda shares a conversation with other guests at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis shares a conversation with a group of women at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Maharaj Narendra Singh of Jaipur and Nirav Modi share a conversation at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Gem Palace director Siddharth Kasliwal (2nd from right) and other guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis, Australia's High Commissioner to India Dr. Lachlan Strahan, Maharaj Narendra Singh and Princess Diya Kumari of the Royal Family of Jaipur share a light conversation after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis, Australia's High Commissioner to India Dr. Lachlan Strahan, Maharaj Narendra Singh and Princess Diya Kumari of the Royal Family of Jaipur share a light conversation after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis (left) and Princess Diya Kumari of the Royal Family of Jaipur share a light conversation after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australia's High Commissioner to India, Dr. Lachlan Strahan (right) praises Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis (left) during a casual conversation after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis poses for a portrait with her bouquet of flowers after her solo violin concert played to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australia's High Commissioner to India, Dr. Lachlan Strahan (right) presents Princess Diya Kumari of the Royal Family of Jaipur (left) with a bouquet of flowers at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis exits the stage after playing the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests and audiences listen to violinist Niki Vasilakis during her solo violin recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Princess Diya Kumari (left, foreground) of the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (Front row, from right) Maharaj Narendra Singh, Maharaj of Jaipur, Dr Lachlan Strahan, Australia's High Commissioner to India, and Princess Diya Kumari of the Jaipur Royal Family sit at the front row at a violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Nik Senapati (2nd from left), Managing Director of Argyle Diamonds, and OzFest ambassador Pallavi Sharda (front row, 4th from left) sits with other VIPs at the front row of the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis speaks of her music as she plays the violin during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis speaks on stage before she plays the violin during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis speaks to her audience before she plays the violin during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis announces a piece before she plays the violin during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis plays the violin to a prominent audience, including the Jaipur Royal Family, and other VIPs during a recital at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Nik Senapati (left), Managing Director of Argyle Diamonds, and OzFest ambassador Pallavi Sharda (center, right) shares a light moment with other VIPs at the front row of the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Nik Senapati (2nd from left), Managing Director of Argyle Diamonds, shares a light moment with OzFest ambassador Pallavi Sharda (4th from right) and other VIPs at the front row of the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Princess Diya Kumari of the Jaipur Royal Family (center) seated at the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Dr. Lachlan Strahan, Australia's High Commissioner to India, and Maharaj Narendra Singh, Maharaj of Jaipur, sit together as they await the beginning of the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Nik Senapati, Managing Director of Argyle Diamonds, arrives at the violin recital by Australian violinist Niki Vasilakis at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Journalist Suryatapa Bhattacharya reports in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • An overview of the rag-picker's colony Lodha Basti, in Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of the children living here are rag-pickers like the rest of their families. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sajna (center, in black), age unknown, sits amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Activity center teacher Shiksha Sharma (standing, center) has been teaching the rag-picker's children for 3 months in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rag-picker Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. She goes to school from 8-12 in the morning, and studies again at the activity center after her work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rag-picker Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. She goes to school from 8-12 in the morning, and studies again at the activity center after her work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rag-picker Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. She goes to school from 8-12 in the morning, and studies again at the activity center after her work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Chandrawati (center, in black), age unknown, sits on the floor amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, poses for a portrait in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • A group of travelling Rajasthani snake charmers sit in their temporary camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath (extreme right), a snake charmer. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Vicky Nath, 11, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Vicky dropped out of school for 2 years to work as a domestic help daily-wage labourer but was re-enrolled last year as part of the Nai Duniya program and is in Class 4 now. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi (center, in red), 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi (center, in red), 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012.  Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Street shots of north India. Photo by Suzanne Lee Night street scenes, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Wedding Bands,
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  • Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur shares a conversation with a group of women at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Maharaj Narendra Singh of Jaipur and Nirav Modi share a conversation at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Nirav Modi and Maharaj Narendra Singh of Jaipur share a conversation at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Australia's High Commissioner to India Dr. Lachlan Strahan, OzFest Ambassador Pallavi Sharda, and an unidentified guest pose for a photograph together at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Australia's High Commissioner to India Dr. Lachlan Strahan, OzFest Ambassador Pallavi Sharda, and an unidentified guest pose for a photograph together at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Gem Palace director Siddharth Kasliwal (4th from left) and other guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Gem Palace director Siddharth Kasliwal (3rd from left) and other guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Gem Palace director Siddharth Kasliwal (center) and other guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests admire Argyle pink diamond jewellery by Nirav Modi at the OzFest Gala Dinner in the Jaipur City Palace, in Rajasthan, India on 10 January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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