Netizens thrilled to know Anand Mahindra was a backbencher, sparks a meme storm

"Backbenchers always have the widest possible view of the class—and the Universe!" the businessman replied when someone asked if he was a backbencher.

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To mark the National Youth Day, Anand Mahindra shared a picture from a time when he visited a Nanhi Kalli school.

Reliving good old school days is something every grown-up wants to experience at least once. And business tycoon Anand Mahindra is no different. He recently posted a picture of him sitting in a classroom, but what got everyone talking online was the fact that he was on the last bench!

Taking to Twitter, on the occasion of National Youth Day, which is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Mahindra posted a throwback picture from when he had visited a school run by an NGO, Nanhi Kalli. “I believe we celebrate not just the young in age, but also the young at heart. I believe it’s vital to preserve a fresh, youthful outlook to the world around us,” he tweeted.

He also jokingly added that his “batteries are recharged the most” when he is in a classroom among students. Take a look at his picture here:

Today, on #NationalYouthDay, I believe we celebrate not just the young in age, but also the young at heart. I believe it’s vital to preserve a fresh,youthful outlook to the world around us. Because my batteries are recharged the most when I visit classrooms with our Nanhi Kalis.. pic.twitter.com/cXaWAQ7BTW

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 12, 2022

As people were thrilled to see him beaming with joy among children, a Twitter user was surprised to note where he was sitting and remarked: “A backbencher?” Mahindra, who never fails to start an interesting conversation on the platform, replied: “Backbenchers always have the widest possible view of the class—and the Universe!”

Backbenchers always have the widest possible view of the class—and the Universe! 😊 https://t.co/u7uPBbwi38

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 12, 2022

Soon, his reply got many laughs online and also seems to have revived the 2019 desi trend: “backbencher memes”.

pic.twitter.com/mWPwOUm3MB

— Kamesh S D K (@KameshSdk) January 12, 2022

So nice @anandmahindra sir 🙏.
What a fun last benchers enjoying 😉 ☝👇 pic.twitter.com/tXgIEG5HTc

— Akhil Goel (@replyakhil) January 12, 2022

While teaching, I am always most attentive to those sitting in the last two rows, because that’s area from which we get social reformers, politicians and even dhram gurus.@anandmahindra, aap last bench par baith te honge ye to imagination ke bhi upar hai!! 😄😃

— gyanoid (@dev_gagiya) January 12, 2022

The last bencher always has a smile .. 😊

— Dinesh Joshi (@officeofdnj) January 12, 2022

On a lighter note Back benchers always make it big sir 😁

— Rohan Kulkarni (@NeoBaman) January 12, 2022

Hm backbenchers ki shaan me ek aur haseen chapter judta hua , salute h sir https://t.co/ptAjbAtw0z

— Eddie Brock (@bhaiya_chulbul) January 12, 2022

So should we see a Mahindra car with steering in the back seat 💺 Sir? 😆😆😆 https://t.co/fpR42yrY4E

— 10nuzz (@Mediwell5) January 12, 2022

Frontbenchers learnt subject Vs backbenchers learnt life! https://t.co/cjg5mzinAF

— Keerthi Bukinakere (@keerthibt) January 12, 2022

Absolutely @anandmahindra . I would never tradeoff my last bench seat and the title of #VisitingStudent 😂, and I must admit, it paid me rich dividends . By the way, I was amongst the 9 members of the #NEP2020 and made maximum contribution to removing artificial barriers in Edu https://t.co/NXFpW9owi0

— Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta (@RajendraGupta) January 12, 2022

And can have tiffin without any risk:)) https://t.co/YvjISBUh1A

— Ekta Shah (@Ektashah27) January 12, 2022

Sixer of a response. 😄 Expect nothing less from this fabulous gentleman’s Brillo mind. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽#Mahindra https://t.co/mAjg1gz2eW

— Th@t What Matterz (@thatwhatmatters) January 12, 2022

A proud bankbencher.
The only disadvantage is the whole class turn their head to backbench when teacher ask whos that, but you cannot look back 😁 https://t.co/wFnYZnZQu7

— Pavithra (@pavi_sayz) January 12, 2022

Thats a super definition. People who can foresee and macros becomes CEO or higher positions. micro things experts tend to be at CTO (max). https://t.co/g80LFdotJc

— Karthik (@kkronline) January 12, 2022

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