Anand Gopal Mahindra an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Groups also a Padma Awardee recently said in one of his tweets that he wanted to reward a Bolero in exchange of a creation from that he recently saw on Twitter.
A three-wheeler made out of scrap metal and wheels worn-down auto rickshaw from Maharashtra might not be that safe but has definitely won Mahindra Group Chairperson, Anand Mahindra’s heart. In his recent tweet Mahindra generously stated how happy he was to discover a talent like this and how he would love to reward a Bolero in exchange of the creation he recently came across in Twitter.
Mahindra further said that this creation can also be displayed at the Mahindra Research Valley to inspire up-and-coming entrepreneurs as ‘resourcefulness’ implies doing more with less resources. The Mahindra Group boss, however, said that the local authorities will stop this person sooner or later from plying this vehicle as it violates the norms.
Local authorities will sooner or later stop him from plying the vehicle since it flouts regulations. I’ll personally offer him a Bolero in exchange. His creation can be displayed at MahindraResearchValley to inspire us, since ‘resourcefulness’ means doing more with less resources https://t.co/mibZTGjMPp
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 22, 2021
Though Mahindra clearly stated how this new creation does not meet the norms and the local authorities will sooner or later stop this person from plying this vehicle, on the other hand Mahindra seems to be quiet impressed and taken aback by the innovation of this Maharashtra man and how he came up with something so innovative and amazing that too with such bare minimum amenities. He tweeted
Local authorities will sooner or later stop him from plying the vehicle since it flouts regulations. I’ll personally offer him a Bolero in exchange. His creation can be displayed at MahindraResearchValley to inspire us, since ‘resourcefulness’ means doing more with less resources https://t.co/mibZTGjMPp
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 22, 2021
The creation that Mahindra talked about came from India’s richest state Maharashtra. It was a rusty three-wheeler made out of scrap metal having a self-made steering and tyres taken from a worn-down auto rickshaw, one of the persons in the video shared by Mahindra can be heard saying. He also said that the three-wheeler was made at a cost of Rs 50,000-Rs 60,000. The two-wheeler is powered by the kick-start mechanism usually found in two-wheelers. Mahindra admired this innovation for “‘more with less’ capabilities of our people.
This clearly doesn’t meet with any of the regulations but I will never cease to admire the ingenuity and ‘more with less’ capabilities of our people. And their passion for mobility—not to mention the familiar front grille pic.twitter.com/oFkD3SvsDt
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 21, 2021
We have seen Mahindra being up-to-date and share innovative solutions to solve daily problems in the past as well. In June last year, the Mumbai-based business tycoon had shared a 43-second video of the cheapest possible tipper truck. In this video shared by Mahindra, a group of people come together and raised the front end of the truck in an attempt to offload logs of wood. Though highly unsafe, Mahindra could not help but marvel at how our people persevere and manage without resources.
Got this random video today. Crazy. They’ve made this the cheapest possible tipper truck. Violates all safety& loading regulations. Hugely unsafe for those holding the truck up. Yet I marvel at how our people persevere & manage without resources. pic.twitter.com/wYbzp7KjUT
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 24, 2020
Such instances and steps taken by great personalities like Anand Mahindra opens up a scope for the common layman to think out of the box and make the best out of the bare minimum. Such innovations get a wide exposure when personalities like Anand Mahindra recognize such talents.
