It’s been a red letter day. Narendra Damodardas Modi was sworn in as India’s 15th Prime Minister today. He came to power through a mandate of hope, propelled to 7 Race Course Road by a country desperate for change. He made a lot of promises when he was campaigning and now all his actions will be under scrutiny by an expectant populace.
To this end, Vipul Mehra went out armed with a white-board and a marker and asked a few Mumbaikars what changes they expected from the new government. He photographed the responses and put them up on his blog . Here are just a few.
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