Anand Mahindra was in the headlines recently for offering a job to a teenager in Uttar Pradesh. (document)

New Delhi:

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, recently shared an inspiring story on X [formerly Twitter] This attracted the attention of online users.

In his #MondayMotivation post, he highlighted Rajesh Rawani, an experienced truck driver with over 25 years of expertise. Mr. Rawani now dabbles in food and travel vlogging while driving. Mr Mahindra wrote on X that he is “now a celebrity with 1.5 million followers on YouTube”.

Mr. Rawani “just bought a new home with his earnings. He is proof that no matter your age or how mundane your career, it’s never too late to adapt to new technologies and reinvent yourself,” the the billionaire businessman wrote on X.

Mr Mahindra also shared a video showing Mr Lawani converting the cab of his truck into a makeshift kitchen to cook delicious chicken curry and rice. “We are going to Patna from Hyderabad and today we are preparing desi chicken,” Mr. Rawani announced behind his son’s camera as he started chopping onions. He was seen cooking on a stove connected to a cylinder inside the truck, which was on the side of an open highway near a toll plaza. He was seen sauteing the onions before placing the chicken pieces in the pressure cooker. After a quick stir-fry, Mr. Rowani put the lid on the pot and waited patiently for the whistle to sound. Finally, he served steaming chicken curry rice for him and his son.

Rajesh Rawani, who has been a truck driver for over 25 years, added food and travel vlogging to his career and is now a YouTube celebrity with 1.5 million followers.

He just bought a new house with his earnings.

He proves that no matter how old you are, or how humble you are… pic.twitter.com/5ccfwjYOff

— Anand Mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 8, 2024

One user commented under Mr. Mahindra’s post: “Sir, you are so kind, by uplifting the common man, you inspired people to work hard through sharing and made him and everyone else live a good life. “

You are very good sir, by promoting the common man in your locality, you are making a great life for him and everyone else by sharing the hard work you do to inspire people.

— Dinesh Sharma (@sdineshaa) April 8, 2024

Another user wrote: “Hats off to all these people. Another example of how the digital revolution is changing people, society and lives. May more people be energized by this positive post.”

Hats off to all such people. Another example of how the digital revolution is changing people, societies and lives. This positive post may inspire more people.

— R Srini (@rsrinirathinam) April 8, 2024

Anand Mahindra made headlines recently for offering a job to a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh who showed admirable calm while fending off a monkey attack using an Alexa device. Impressed, Mr. Mahindra praised her “quick thinking” on the . What she demonstrated was the potential to lead in a completely unpredictable world.”