An evening in Indore: Anand Mahindra reveals his romantic connection with the smart city

The city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh is going through a massive transformation - from being the largest and most populous city in MP to its rapid industrialisation.

Indore, the city well-known for its cotton handloom industry, also has a special place in billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra's heart.

The Chairman of the Mahindra Group, who is in Indore for the 603rd meeting of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday, remembered his romantic connection with the city.


The 69-year-old took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share his love story with his 10.7 million followers on the social media platform. He revealed that he first met his wife, Anuradha Mahindra, in Indore.

"Always good to get to Indore. It’s the city where I first met my wife. But here for a less romantic reason this time: The RBI board meeting," the auto boss tweeted alongside a video of the city.


Last week, Indore was named the best 'National Smart City' at the India Smart Cities Awards for 2022 by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. The MP city managed to beat the 100 cities that are being developed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Smart Cities Mission.

In October last year, Indore bagged the prestigious award of India's cleanest city for the sixth time in a row.

Continuing in his tweet, Mahindra said that Indore appears like a "giant construction site," but continues to be India’s cleanest city.

"Indore still holds on to its title as India’s cleanest city. Right now it’s a bit like a giant construction site. But that’s to build a Metro, which will only enhance the quality of life of its citizens," he added in his tweet.

Indore is changing and developing at a fast pace. With a new metro line, the travel time within the city will reduce drastically, making the journey comfortable.

After the trial run in September, the metro in Indore is expected to open to the public in April-May 2024. In the first phase for the public, the metro will be about 16 kilometres long, which will start from the airport (Gandhi Nagar area) to Khajrana intersection via Vijay Nagar.