In 1996, Anand launched the Project Nanhi Kali, with the aim of educating underprivileged girls across the country.
In 1995, Mahindra Group tied up with Ford Motors to produce the Escort car, which eventually failed to make its mark.
In 2013, Anand ranked 3rd among the ‘Top 30 CEOs on Social Media’, right after Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.
Anand says the hallmark of a good leader is the ability to empathise and be a good listener.
Anand engages with his Twitter followers usually. He posted a tweet about the value of letting go of the past.
He signed an open letter to call on governments to create inclusive and sustainable post-COVID-19 economies which could also benefit the society and the planet.
In 2017, a video of a panda clinging to a man who was busy with work. Man keeps ignoring panda. He retweeted the video but with a valuable lesson: ‘Don’t cling to a strategy that keeps throwing you off’.