{"id":236621,"date":"2025-02-11T17:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/three-life-lessons-from-kodagu-that-shaped-anand-mahindra-as-businessman\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:10:04","slug":"three-life-lessons-from-kodagu-that-shaped-anand-mahindra-as-businessman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/three-life-lessons-from-kodagu-that-shaped-anand-mahindra-as-businessman\/","title":{"rendered":"Three life lessons from Kodagu that shaped Anand Mahindra as businessman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118152463,imgsize-126088.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three life lessons from Kodagu that shaped Anand Mahindra as businessman\" title=\"Three life lessons from Kodagu that shaped Anand Mahindra as businessman\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"11\">Industrialist <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/anand-mahindra\/profileshow\/79678101.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">Anand Mahindra<\/a> on Tuesday said he carried three major lessons from <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/karnataka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karnataka<\/a>\u2019s coffee region of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kodagu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kodagu<\/a> where he spent some time during his childhood.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->\u201cThe state of Karnataka is deeply entwined with memories of my childhood because my family is closely connected with Kodagu,\u201d he said, speaking at the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/global-investors-meet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global investors meet<\/a> in Bengaluru. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy parents were enchanted by the beauty of Karnataka and wanted a base here where their children could be close to nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahindra-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahindra Group<\/a> chairman said he spent a lot of time in the late 1960s in Kutta village near Nagarahole, where his parents took on the challenge of developing a working <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/coffee-plantation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coffee plantation<\/a> from scratch. &#8220;I learned the basics of growing coffee simply by observing what was going on. I was a child at that time, but in retrospect, I now realize that those years on the coffee plantation were definitive ones. Watching coffee grow taught me life lessons that have defined my life as an adult and a business leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are three major lessons the industrialist said he carried over from coffee growing into his life. \u201cFirst of all, successful coffee growing requires the bushes to be carefully planted and deeply rooted. The same applies to personal and business relationships. They also need to be firmly and deeply rooted. Another essential element of coffee growing is that the plants need help to grow. The coffee bushes are nurtured and protected by growing them under the shelter of shade giving trees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><br \/>\u201cPeople and businesses, too, grow best when nurtured and protected by those who can provide the necessary shade and support. And thirdly, growing up on the plantation taught me the virtues of patience. Coffee does not give returns overnight. It takes at least five years for the first harvest \u2013 five years of toil and care. But it teaches you to have faith in the future, to believe that your hard work will pay off. The returns are worth the long gestation period \u2013 whether in life or in business.\u201d<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/three-life-lessons-from-kodagu-that-shaped-anand-mahindra-as-businessman\/articleshow\/118152463.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industrialist Anand Mahindra on Tuesday said he carried three major lessons from Karnataka\u2019s coffee region of Kodagu where he spent some time during his childhood. \u201cThe state of Karnataka is deeply entwined with memories of my childhood because my family is closely connected with Kodagu,\u201d he said, speaking at the global investors meet in Bengaluru. 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