Anand Mahindra expresses gratitude on Company's Founder's Day

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Indian automobile giant, is celebrating its Founder's Day on Wednesday. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra took to Twitter and expressed his gratitude to Mahindra brors who started organisation. company incepted in 1945, almost 75 years ago.

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company's current Chairman Anand Mahindra on Twitter shared a picture of founding brors J.C.Mahindra and K.C Mahindra and extended his gratitude.

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Apart from Chairman, company itself took a moment to express on occasion of Founder's Day. y channeled ir gratitude through ir Twitter handle and said that it is a historic day in India. In addition, Mahindra also shared a snippet from a newspaper article when  company was featured in a 1945 edition of newspaper. picture shows Mahindra's jeep, similar to famous Willy's Jeep.

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interesting fact about Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd is that company has its roots back in 1945. brors J.C. and K.C. Mahindra, toger with Malik Ghulam Mohammed, set up company as a steel trading firm based in Ludhiana. However, Mohammed migrated after independence and Pakistan was formed. Mohammed went on to become Pakistan's first Finance Minister. After his exit, brors renamed firm Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. Initially, company began manufacturing larger MUVs under Willy's Jeep license. Once opportunities for expansion opened, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd became established as jeep manufacturers.

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