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India's Bajaj scooters reach end of the road

Bajaj scooter: Pronob Biswas and his family ride on his Bajaj Scooter, in New Delhi
Pronob Biswas and his family ride on his Bajaj scooter in New Delhi
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
Bajaj scooter: An elderly person with his Bajaj scooter
A man gets his scooter repaired by a roadside mechanic in New Delhi
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
Bajaj scooter: Bajaj scooters used in delivery services are seen in the toilet of a house
Scooters used for delivery services, stored in a house in New Delhi
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
Bajaj scooter: Bant Singh, 62, a Bajaj Scooter mechanic for the last 40 years
Bant Singh, 62, a Bajaj scooter mechanic for the last 40 years, poses for a photograph at his roadside shop in New Delhi
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
Bajaj scooter: A motorcyclist rides past an old Bajaj scooter, in New Delhi, India
A motorcyclist rides past an old Bajaj scooter in New Delhi. Demand for motorcycles rather than scooters has risen as the Indian economy has grown
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
Bajaj scooter: Second hand scooter dealers Gulshan Marwah, with his son Neeraj Marwah
Second-hand scooter dealers Gulshan Marwah, left, and his son Neeraj Marwah, at their shop in New Delhi
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
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