He retired from the Mahindra Group in 2012, passing the company’s reins to his nephew. Years into his retirement, Mr. Mahindra, the Mahindra Group called its late chairman “an exemplary statesman and an irreplaceable figure in Indian industry,” respected among peers for his business acumen. He served on boards of other prominent companies as well as on government commissions.
Business associates remembered Mr. Mahindra as a philanthropist, mentor, and humble leader who alwaysDuring his time in Philadelphia, Mr. Mahindra stood out as a player on Penn’s tennis team, his dominant matches often making the sports pages of The Inquirer. According to his friends, business associates, and Mr. Mahindra himself, he was alsoan interview
with Wharton’s alumni magazine in 2019, Mr. Mahindra ruminated about humanity, income inequality and the role of philanthropy. “I tell my children and young people two things: one, dream about achieving the impossible — because impossible things do happen,” he said. “Two, be compassionate. Think about others. Money is not everything.”, Mr. Mahindra is survived by his wife, Sudha; their three daughters, Uma, Leena and Yutchika; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.