New Delhi: Anand Mahindra is well recognised for his witty, motivational, and frequently fascinating tweets. In July, he told the tale of Paramjeet Singh, his "start-up hero," who had twice restarted and recreated his life. Mahindra applauded the 1984 riot survivor for showing more courage and passion than just starting a business. Now, he retweeted a story of a 26-year-old engineering dropout named Shivam Soni runs the "Hunger Langar" to feed the underprivileged for just Rs 10 per day.


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The Madhya Pradesh native has already experienced significant financial losses, a bad skin condition, and suicidal thoughts. His efforts have now caught the attention of Anand Mahindra himself. Mahindra shared a tweet from The Better India and appeared ecstatic about the "strong tale." (Also Read: WFH but no WFH! IT firms change strategy to let employees work from office)


"Life keeps showing us that giving to others is the best way to cure ourselves. I suppose he has attracted outside donors to support his langar. It would be an honour for me to lend my assistance as well "The multibillionaire tycoon requested Soni's contact information from the publication in a letter. (Also Read: Elon Musk turns some Twitter office rooms into BEDROOMS --Here's why)



He fled his house and travelled for a long time on the roads while starving, with nothing but a note for his family. He eventually made it to Indore. He finally realised the actual value of food after this. One Twitter user responded to Mahindra's remark by saying: "India is one of the very few nations that worship food as a deity. The mission of the God of Food is being carried out by these founders.