To the Communists and to many here Capitalism is taboo – often they would quote ‘Ambani & Adani’ . .. .. this post is about the greatness and goodness of a great Corporate and its Head – Salute you Sir, in Nation Building, being inspirational and ‘changing lives of common people’ – Hats Off to you !
Responding
to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's announcement on twitter about the opening of
the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on April 1, Anand Mahindra responded to the minister's tweet saying that these highways
will not just add percentage points to our GDP growth but also knit India
together.
''2.5 hours to 45
minutes?? I remember doing this trip as a kid. Just a small dusty road then.
Tells me how much transportation inefficiency we’ve been enduring so far. These
highways will not just add percentage points to our GDP growth but also knit
India together. Bravo!'' - tweeted Mahindra. Mahindra Group, is an Indian multinational
conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It has
operations in over 100 countries around the globe. The group has a presence in
aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction
equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial
equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real
estate, retail, education and two wheelers. It is one of the most reputable
Indian industrial houses with market leadership in utility vehicles as well as tractors in India.
The 96 km-long 14-lane
expressway will reduce travel time between Meerut and Delhi to 45 minutes. The
project has been constructed at a cost of Rs.8,346 crore in the state of Uttar
Pradesh and Delhi. This expressway is being developed as a Smart Expressway in
which road users will not only get the full information on climate, traffic and
other related details of the expressway but also get the information of
accidents (if any) at different locations.
Most of you
would have viewed these pictures and read tweets too : Indian cricketers T Natarajan and Shardul
Thakur took to social media on Thursday to share pictures of his new Mahindra
Thar SUV, gifted to him by the Chairman of the Mahindra Group. Anand Mahindra
in January, impressed by the performance of six cricketers-- Shardul Thakur,
Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, T Natarajan, Navdeep Saini and Washington Sundar—
in the noted India-Australia series match, announced that he would gift them
Mahindra Thars.
T Natarajan posted
pictures of him with his new car, and thanked Anand Mahindra for the promised
gift. “Playing cricket for India is the biggest privilege of my life. My
#Rise has been on an unusual path. Along
the way, the love and affection, I have received has overwhelmed me. The
support and encouragement from wonderful people, helps me find ways to
#ExploreTheImpossible,” he said.T Natarajan posted pictures of him with his new
Mahindra Thar. To return the favour, the
cricketer sent Mahindra his signed Gabba Test series jersey. “As I drive the
beautiful @Mahindra_Thar home today, I feel immense gratitude towards Shri
@anandmahindra for recognising my journey & for his appreciation. I trust
sir, that given your love for cricket, you will find this signed shirt of mine
from the #Gabba Test, meaningful,” Natarajan tweeted. Mahindra replied to the
tweet saying that he will “treasure the jersey and wear it with pride.”
Just in case, you still
wonder who – “Anand
Gopal Mahindra” (born 1 May
1955) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group,
a Mumbai-based business conglomerate.
Anand Mahindra is the grandson of
Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra. As of January
2020, his net worth is estimated to be $1.6 billion. He is an alumnus of Harvard University and
Harvard Business School. In 1996, he
established Nanhi Kali, a non-government organisation that supports education
for underprivileged girls in India. He was included by Fortune Magazine among the 'World's
50 Greatest Leaders' and was in the magazine's 2011 listing of Asia's 25 most
powerful businesspeople. Anand was noted
by Forbes (India) as their 'Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2013. He was given
the Padma Bhushan Award, the third Highest civilian award in India, in January
2020.
There is more
one must read and share : In this virus season Mahindra group provided
free & low cost ventilators for many hospitals .. .. this one is just overwhelming.
Almost two
years after a Tamil Nadu woman won over the internet for serving idlis at low
cost for daily wage workers, Anand Mahindra fulfilled his promise to support
and “invest” in her venture. The business tycoon recently shared the delightful
news that the octogenarian would soon have a house of her own, which would also
function as her new food joint. Kamalathal from
Coimbatore went viral as ‘Idli Amma’ in 2019 for
cooking and selling idlis for just Re 1. For over 30 years, she has been
running her business from a tiny shanty shop. However, she wasn’t concerned
about making profits and extended her services keeping in mind those in need.
Her thoughtful gesture had
moved the Chairman of Mahindra Group at the time, he first provided her LPG
connection and after knowing that her priority was a new home cum
workspace, Mahindra’s companies rallied their forces by helping register land
in her name. “Only rarely does one get to play a small part in someone’s
inspiring story, and I would like to thank Kamalathal, better known as Idli
Amma, for letting us play a small part in hers,” Mahindra wrote online while
making the announcement.
Anand Mahindra is a true inspiration – here is a pic posted in twitter of Team Mahindra at Registration Office at Thondamuthur, Coimbatore – registering land in the name of Idli amma – Kamalathal. We bow our heads to you acknowledging your great gesture Sir – Hats off Anand Mahindra Sir. .. .. really gracious !
3.4.2021.
Really GREAT
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