Horn, Not OK Please: 11-year-old's note to Anand Mahindra wins his heart

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Take any metro city in India, daily commuters are bound to be subject to needless honking and there’s really very less they can do about it.

Not one to sit and watch, 11-year-old Mahika Mishra from Mumbai recently came up with an interesting way to reduce the noise. She wrote a letter addressing the same to Anand Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group. He was so impressed by her idea that he decided to acknowledge her on social media.

Mahindra wrote: “At the end of a tiring day, when you see something like this in the mail… the weariness vanishes…I know I’m working for people like her, who want a better—and quieter world!”  He also shared a picture of Mahika along with the letter she had written to him.

At the end of a tiring day, when you see something like this in the mail..the weariness vanishes...I know I’m working for people like her, who want a better—and quieter world! href="https://t.co/lXsGLcrqlf">pic.twitter.com/lXsGLcrqlf

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 3, 2019

Mahika’s letter read: “I go on many drives and I have noticed that many people honk unnecessarily – especially in traffic. They do not understand that honking does not make the vehicle move and it wastes energy.”

“I have a suggestion that if you can only honk five times in 10 minutes and the honk will only be for 3 minutes. In this way, the noise will be minimised and our roads will be quitters.”

Soon, her idea went viral on Twitter, with netizens praising her for coming up with the unique idea.

Real problem solver and feels like that is the solution. Hats off to the age and the thought kid has.

— Satya Gp (@gpsatya) April 3, 2019

Dear sir, request you to encourage her to help build the tomorrow that she wants. She took a great initiative to write to you. Please guide her further on how she can make what she desires possible.

— Teja Vardhan (@TejavardhanP) April 3, 2019

Absolutely fantastic idea coming from a 7th grader !!

— Chandan Sarkar (@Chandan47sarkar) April 4, 2019

Brilliant idea brimming with commonsense. Could only come from a child. Would love to see your take if a honking frequency could be pre-set in cars.

— Harsh Kathuria (@Hershkathuria) April 3, 2019

How sweet...Children see the world through a lens we've almost forgotten to clean & rinse. It would be nice to see her suggestion being implemented. — Gomathi Karri Reddy