auto drivers

Frustrated by the unpredictable nature of Chennai's ‘share auto’ system, three college friends — Jaishankar, Amal, and Asfaq — decided to create a solution. They developed two apps: QPo Shareride for passengers and QPo Driver for drivers.

Ayaz Faquih from Navi Mumbai and Purushottamlal Gupta from Thane are two auto-drivers from Maharashtra who going out of their ways to help citizens amidst the lockdown by offering free rides and ration kits to the needy.

If replicated across metros, this could not only ease commuter woes but also help both the auto drivers and the customers live and work together in peace and harmony!

The contents of the bag included over Rs 80,000 in cash (fees collected from students), her credit and debit cards, Aadhaar, driving licence, PAN card, car registration documents, two cellphones, house keys and even her locker keys.

Varsha Mudgal was on her way to office in Navi Mumbai when she came across a woman driving an auto rickshaw. She was tough, determined and unaffected by people's reaction to her job. This is her story.