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A passage through India

By Joe Leahy

Published: June 29 2008 16:33 | Last updated: June 29 2008 16:33

An Indian labourer repairs a stretch of damaged road in MumbaiAgence,France-Presse

It is 1am and Ashok Alange prays for a safe trip, lighting incense sticks before the miniature statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh that he keeps fixed to his truck’s dashboard.

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