Anand Mahindra tweets picture of grandfather with 'Empire of India' passport

On the occasion of Independence Day on Monday, Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group shared an old image of his grandfather Jagdish Chandra Mahindra’s passport. 

On the occasion of Independence Day on Monday, Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group shared an old image of his grandfather Jagdish Chandra Mahindra’s passport.

Along with the picture, he shared a very interesting message, “I keep this nearby-to remind me what it means to have a passport saying 'Republic of India, not 'Empire of India”.

I keep this nearby-to remind me what it means to have a passport saying 'Republic of India, not 'Empire of India' pic.twitter.com/3XoGqVtJqL

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 15, 2016

JC Mahindra was a co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra in 1945, with K. C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Mohammed

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