Singh gives instructions to woman labourers at Rambha village
Sahab Singh (L), a 38-year-old wheat-and-paddy grower, gives instructions to woman labourers in an onion field at Rambha village of Karnal district in the northern Indian state of Haryana April 30, 2009. Five years ago, India's rural poor threw out the incumbent Hindu nationalist-led government because the slogan of "India Shining" was seen to work only for the urban middle class. The tables have been turned in the current general election, with large parts of the countryside prospering while urban Indians grapple with the fallout from a global slowdown. "Life is good, can't complain much," smiles Singh, standing arms akimbo in the middle of his 105-acre (42 hectares) field in the northern state of Haryana, not far from the capital New Delhi. Picture taken April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS)