This article explores the subjectivities of Dharavi’s residents within the framework of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), highlighting how marginalized communities navigate the social and spatial changes imposed by neoliberal urban projects. Through interviews with 20 residents, it examines the DRP’s promises of modernization, which often result in exclusion and displacement. While

Micro homes which integrate spaces of work and are well connected to the street economy seem to be far more viable on the longer run at all levels.