Amid this plethora of demands and slogans, there was also support for systemic changes to the Indian political structure.

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The visa changes may shave up to 2% off Indian outsourcers' margins, IIFL Capital estimates.

WSJ: Heard on the Street: India IT Firms Are Diverse Bunch

Indian firms say that over the past three years, in anticipation of the visa changes, they began hiring U.S. employees at a faster rate than new foreign workers.

WSJ: Indian IT Workers in Cross Hairs of U.S. Bill

Although the rebellion failed and the Siege of Lucknow was broken, the changes they brought about planted the seeds for the national movements that ultimately led to Indian independence in 1947.

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But when technology changes, so that once-essential staff become not only expendable but redundant, even Indian managers' ingenuity is tested.

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