They may not be NASA scientists, but their enthusiasm to better villages is no less than that of Shah Rukh Khan's character Mohan Bhargav in Swades. A group of techies from leading IT companies in the city have planned to visit rural areas in the state to better understand the problems of the villagers.

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The techies, who call themselves Yuva Bengaluru, will kick off their 'A day in a village' initiative this weekend with a visit to Ramanagar, which was the constituency of former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

Weekend in villages

"HD Kumaraswamy is our inspiration," said Kiran Gangadhar, founder, Yuva Bengaluru. "We will start our 'A day in a village' this weekend and aim to bring better tomorrows for villagers."
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Over 40 techies and working professionals from various city companies, including Hewlett Packard, Dell and Honeywell, will take a break tomorrow and spend this weekend in 15 villages of the Ramanagar constituency.

They will form two groups of equal strength and work in the villages and fields. One team will make an attempt to understand the lives of farmers and the challenges they face, through interactions in places like harvest fields. The other team will visit villages and discuss topics such as education, health, women empowerment and agriculture with farmers, women and children. They will also try to find answers for the farmers' challenges.

Said Gangadhar, "We have planned a series of events like children's evening, where children will be taught through games. We will also try to act as a bridge between them and policymakers or bureaucrats."

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