Chairman of Mumbai based conglomerate, Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra leaves no stones unturned to appreciate every inventiveness that he sees around. It does not matter where it comes from but if it is innovative enough Mr. Mahindra does his share of applauding for the creator.
At this point, it will not be wrong to think that the Coronavirus Pandemic is going to change our near future in a massive way. One of the biggest changes that we could see could be in the public transport sector as that is usually the bloodline of a city, big or small, and is the place where people from all corners of the city get together to commute. In such situations, maintaining social distancing can be a challenge as well as maintaining minimal contact with people using the same form of transport.
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However, one particular video tweeted by Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra showcases the level of innovation our country is willing to make in order to get around this problem as much as they can.
Anand Mahindra posted the video from his Twitter account and wrote,
“The capabilities of our people to rapidly innovate & adapt to new circumstances never ceases to amaze me. @rajesh664 we need to get him as an advisor to our R&D & product development teams!”
The chairman of the Mahindra group was immensely impressed by the driver and he even tagged Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director – Auto and Farm Sectors, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. He asked him to hire the driver as an advisor.
Watch the video of creative e-rickshaw shared by Anand Mahindra:
The capabilities of our people to rapidly innovate & adapt to new circumstances never ceases to amaze me. @rajesh664 we need to get him as an advisor to our R&D & product development teams! pic.twitter.com/ssFZUyvMr9
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 24, 2020
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As can be seen in the video, which seems to be of an electric-rickshaw, the operator of the vehicle sits alone. It is behind him where the entire vehicle has been segregated into small cabins removing the possibility of people coming in physical contact with those who are seated beside them, or even around them for that matter.
The partitions were made from very regular scratch materials and seem to have served the purpose in a big way. This arrangement is definitely worthy of appreciation.
The man recording the video was also heard saying, “This is called corona innovation. Mr Driver has divided one vehicle into four chambers. This is an innovative idea indeed.”
Twitterati were impressed by the idea and hailed this man:
Thats almost a “Quarantine Tuk-Tuk”!!Brilliant!!
— NIRANJANA CHELUR (@MAXCHELUR) April 24, 2020
Jaisi samasya waisa samadhan.
— ATK (@AmiKhairwar) April 24, 2020
Sir are you serious or making fun of his innovation. If you really can give him a job in your R n D society will truly appreciate you sir.
— VJ (@iamvijay999) April 24, 2020
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Not everything happens in the AC rooms… People attached to their roots are more adaptable than any one else in changing times… As our grandparents have always said…never forget where you come from…
— Akanksha Rastogi (@gemakanksha) April 24, 2020
Sir, I am sure all of us would have seen street smart guys/kids through our lives, though they aren’t Princeton/Harvard educated..They might not know complex PPT presentation, but they know how to survive challenges!
Glad that you are giving him a platform to showcase his talent!— ತರ್ಲೆ (@BLRrocKS) April 24, 2020
For all those who instantly puffed their national pride up , this is from our neighboring country, Bangladesh ! Having said that, the resilience of our south Asian small business owners is clearly better than that of their western counterparts!!
— Vivek Rao (@vivekrao11) April 24, 2020
Necessity is the mother of all invention.Really appreciate the owner of battery rickshaw for such new method of seating style.
— Rohit Jain (@rohit_tezpur) April 24, 2020
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