On National Youth Day, Anand Mahindra becomes a 'backbencher' much to Twitter's delight

Anand Mahindra shared this photo on Twitter to mark National Youth Day and to emphasise on cultivating youthful thinking.

To mark National Youth Day on Wednesday, Mahindra Group Chairperson Anand Mahindra shared a motivational message on Twitter. He stressed on the importance of having a "youthful outlook to the world", but what got Twitter's attention was the photo Mahindra had shared with the post.

Today, on #NationalYouthDay, I believe we celebrate not just the young in age, but also the young at heart. I believe it’s vital to preserve a fresh,youthful outlook to the world around us. Because my batteries are recharged the most when I visit classrooms with our Nanhi Kalis.. pic.twitter.com/cXaWAQ7BTW

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 12, 2022

A backbencher?

— Wanderlust (@charuhasmujumd1) January 12, 2022

Mahindra, however, took things in his stride and commented, "Backbenchers always have the widest possible view of the class—and the Universe!"

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The interaction encouraged more people to ask questions and the industrialist obliged.

When Twitter users @SachinChanda6 and @Krishna92471917 asked him what his favourite subjects in school and college were, Mahindra said it was History. "And for those who will retort that they don’t like living in the past, I say that you can’t invent the future without learning lessons from the past," he added.

Elaborating further, Mahindra said, "If you’re hungry to learn, no subject is uninteresting. I would not enjoy a subject only if the teacher was uninspiring or unenthusiastic. There is hence an enormous responsibility upon teachers. As a society, we need to encourage them far more."

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