Hyderabad, Mar 28 (FN Agency) Industrialist Anand Mahindra and his family announced a landmark pledge to donate Rs 500 crore to Mahindra University (MU) over the next five years, starting from Financial Year-2025. This generous pledge will be pivotal for the University, as it continues to expand into new disciplines, the University said in a release in Wednesday. It will help propel Mahindra University’s mission to strive for interdisciplinary academic excellence and train multi-skilled leaders committed to inclusive and sustainable progress.
In addition, Mr Mahindra has made a dedicated pledge of Rs 50 crore endowing the Indira Mahindra School of Education in FY25. Named in memory of Ms Indira Mahindra, a teacher (and Mr Mahindra’s mother), the school aspires to be a centre of excellence in educational research, practice, and innovations. This combined pledge of Rs 550 crores is the latest of many education initiatives that Mr Mahindra supports around India, including the Mahindra United World College India and the Mahindra International School. Anand Mahindra is the chairman of the Mahindra Group and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M), a multinational federation of companies with 2,60,000 employees in over 100 countries.