Anand Mahindra's latest tweet about nature 'taking revenge' goes viral

The billionaire, who was closely following the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, gifted a customised Mahindra XUV 700 to javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who created history to bag the gold for India. The car features '87.58' - Chopra's throw distance at the Olympics.

In November 2021, Mahindra flew Prem Ningombam, India's young Iron Man from Imphal, to Hyderabad so that he could pursue his mechanical engineering education at the Mahindra University. The Manipur-based 21-year-old made headlines for recreating the 'Iron Man' suit out of electronic waste without any formal training

Earlier in February this year, the businessman went out of his way to offer a job to Birju Ram, a differently-abled man, at one of Mahindra Logistics's electric vehicle-charging yards in Delhi. Mahindra was impressed by Ram’s brilliant approach towards life despite his disabilities after he watched a video on Twitter.

Mahindra gifted the 'golden javelin' edition of Mahindra XUV 700 to Paralympian and javelin thrower, Sumit Antil, for bagging a gold in the men's javelin throw (Sport Class F64).

Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win gold at Tokyo's 2020 Paralympic Games in women's 10m Air Rifle SH1 with a world record score of 249.6 in the final. An impressed Mahindra gifted her a customised XUV 700 that will help the para-athlete navigate roads better.

Mahindra's love for budget-friendly innovations is an open secret. Earlier in January this year, the business tycoon offered Dattatraya Lohar, a blacksmith, a Bolero in exchange for his hand-made car built with scrap from an autorickshaw, a motorcycle and a Jeep. The auto boss was worried that Lohar's creation won't meet any regulations.

Tamil Nadu’s Idli Amma made headlines in 2019 for selling idlis at Re 1 to make it affordable for daily wage workers and their families. Inspired by K Kamalathal’s story, Mahindra gifted her a new home-cum-workspace from where she can cook and sell idlis in April 2021. He also provided her with an LPG connection.

During the ICC World Cup semi-finals in July 2019, the world discovered Team India's oldest fan, 90-year-old Charulata Patel. A cricket enthusiast himself, Mahindra, termed her the ‘match-winning lady’ and offered her free tickets to future matches.

In July 2019, Mahindra decided to go plastic-free. He said that the company’s boardrooms will now have jars, bottles and tumblers made out of glass after Mahindra said he was embarrassed to be surrounded by plastic bottles during the K.C.M.E.T scholarship selections.