Wheeling in change

For students in metro cities, online classes were just another adjustment that had to be made. But only 15 per cent of rural households have access to the Internet and 29 per cent of Internet users in India are women. To bridge this gap, five 20-somethings have embarked on a unique fundraiser — a 1,700-km-journey from Bengaluru to Mumbai by auto.  The Ashoka University alum  planned the initiative titled Auto for Impact in collaboration with the NGO, Project Nanhi Kali. They’ve already raised over R20 lakh. The team comprises Vidur Singh, Preetha Datta, Anshul Rai Sharma, Venkatesh Thapan, and Paul Kurian; three will be in the rickshaw, while two will be travelling by car. They will leave from Mysuru on Saturday and arrive in Mumbai on April 19.  “Borders are open for the most part but we have factored in the Maharashtra lockdown and kept buffer days for every time we need to do an RT-PCR test,” Singh informed. Support them at autoforimpact.com.