Industrialist Anand Mahindra has a keen eye to spot talent. And he has also followed via on his guarantee. Days immediately after he mentioned that he would like to help a young man from Manipur, who constructed a spectacular replica of the Iron Man suit applying scrap material without having any formal education, Mr Mahindra’s group visited Prem and his family. Mr Mahindra mentioned he was awestruck by Prem’s ambition and expertise that, he added, flourished in spite of “his circumstances”. Top members of the Mahindra Group have been asked to mentor Mr Prem’s profession and facilitate his and his siblings’ education.
“I am awestruck and inspired by Prem’s ambition & skills that have flowered despite — not because of— his circumstances. Many of us from privileged backgrounds never appreciated enough the resources we were given. But Prem uses scrap material & basic tools to shape his creations,” Mr Mahindra mentioned in a tweet. He shared pictures of drawings that Mr Prem had made prior to beginning to truly develop the suit, suggesting meticulous organizing by the young man.
I am awestruck & inspired by Prem’s ambition & expertise that have flowered despite—not for the reason that of—his situations. Many of us from privileged backgrounds in no way appreciated adequate the sources we have been offered. But Prem utilizes scrap material & fundamental tools to shape his creations (2/3) pic.twitter.com/YGCjyooCpv
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) September 30, 2021
He mentioned Mahindra Group’s Chief Design Officer will mentor Mr Prem’s profession and the head of Mahindra Foundation will make sure that Mr Prem and his siblings get a total education. He shared a video that showed the young man operating an armour attached to his hand.
Our Group’s Chief Design Officer, @BosePratap is equally inspired by Prem & will be connecting with Prem to mentor his profession. @SheetalMehta the head of the Mahindra Foundation will facilitate the continuing education of Prem & his siblings… (3/3) pic.twitter.com/wVDG6MZmYN
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) September 30, 2021
One of Mr Mahindra’s tweets also accompanied pictures of a group member going to Mr Prem at his residence.
I had tweeted about Prem, the young man from Imphal who applied scrap material to develop an ‘Iron Man’ suit. I was keen to help his apparent talent & I’m grateful to our Auto sector partners, Shivz Autotech in Imphal for going to Prem & his family to fully grasp his desires. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/i7RQLXUl6E
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) September 30, 2021
On September 20, Mr Mahindra had shared a video exactly where the young man was wearing the suit constructed from electronic waste. It seems to be an precise replica of the suit Tony Stark wears in the Marvel films – the headgear slides also. He constructed the body with cardboard and the armour with scraps. The suit is remote-controlled.
Move more than Tony Stark. Make way for the Genuine Iron Man. And it would be a privilege to help him & his siblings in their education. If an individual can connect me to him, it will be a privilege for me & @KCMahindraEduc1 to help him. (???????? @jaavedjaaferi for forwarding the video) pic.twitter.com/sKs8V3H8xQ
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) September 20, 2021
This video was forwarded to Mr Mahindra by actor Jaaved Jaaferi.