Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group group, recently interviewed an annda Sarkarova, last year’s winner of Mahindra Rise Challenge. Shared on X touched the discussion of key values such as curiosity, humility and importance of receiving failure.
Along with the video Anand Mahindra wrote: “Who asks stricter questions – speeches or students? No prices for guessing the right answer …”
When Mahindra asked about the habit of college, he said, “I grew up without easy access to information-no internet or chatgpt. This makes me very curious, and fortunately that curiosity stayed with me. It’s a real innovation driver.”
He advised on how they enter the professional world, stressed: “Don’t try to be the loudest person in the room. Listen carefully, find your own voice, stay humble and never stop learning. Remember you are rarely the smartest person in the room.
When he talked about the rules of the campus that he didn’t like, Mahindra pointed to “Keep Off the Grass” on beautiful lawns. “If you build something beautiful, why prevent people from enjoying it? This rule should be thrown away.”
When he asked who asks harder questions-investors or students-it was clear: “Students ask deeper, existential questions. Investors can be dealt with with presentations, but students want to know who you really are and why you do what you do.”
About what business schools do not teach, Mahindra offered a fundamental insight: “The failure is not on your way with a foot note – it’s a chapter. Learning quickly and failing is a real MBA.”
The conversation, marked by Mahindrou’s trademark, is a reminder of the force of curiosity, humility and durability in achievement.
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