Ex-Microsoft Techie Sweeps Streets in Russia, Earns ₹1 Lakh Monthly

• Mukesh Mandal, a 26-year-old Indian techie and former Microsoft employee, now sweeps streets in St. Petersburg, Russia.
• He is part of a group of 17 Indians recruited due to Russia's severe labor shortage in municipal services.
• Mandal and others work for Kolomyazhskoye, a road maintenance company, earning approximately 1.1 lakh rupees (100,000 rubles) monthly.
• Kolomyazhskoye provides food, accommodation, and transport for the workers.
• Mandal views his work as a duty, stating, "Work is for God," and plans to return to India after earning money.

Why It Matters: An Indian tech professional, formerly with Microsoft, now sweeps streets in Russia for financial gain.