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Mumbai's loose change jugaad: Chillar party on city streets

<p>While their alms may have halved, beggars are making a killing by upping their commission from 4 per cent to 20 per cent to part with loose change in exchange for high denomination notes</p>

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Swapnil Borgaonkar has found an unlikely friend in an unseen, neglected community. The 32-year-old, who runs a provisions store and a fast food outlet near Siddhivinayak Temple, was at his wit's end when he ran out of change for high value notes last month-end. That's when he learnt that there was a group that could bail him out: a handful of beggars in the neighbourhood.

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