Anand Mahindra's next car could have a Sanskrit or Haryanvi name

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd’s next car could have a Haryanvi name—or a Sanskrit one. When a Twitter follower asked Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra if he could make a car with a Hindi name, Mahindra invited suggestions from his followers. "Give me some suggestions...I enjoy collecting a library of possible car names...," he tweeted. Mahindra's Twitter timeline was flooded with suggestions, ranging from Haryanavi to Sanskrit. One Swami Shivapad of Art of Living suggested several names from Krishna's chariot: "One Krishna’s chariot name :-Daruga. Krishna had 4 horses. 1. Balahak (whitish) 2.Meghapuspa/Meghan (color of clouds) 3. Shaibya (green like a parrot) 4. sugreeva (yellow-gold)." The name of Arjuna's chariot Kapi, shortened from Kapidhwaja, was another 'epic' suggestion. "Udan Khatola" and "Pushpak" were among the expected ones. All answers were responses to the Indian business tycoon's earlier post seeking suggestions for car names. Give me some suggestions...I enjoy collecting a library of possible car names... https://t.co/PO6nTgPIOI— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) 1530102150000 Another follower suggested "Mahindra Bahubali". "There is a background score and anthem already available, tried and tested," he tweeted, playing on the name of the protagonist in the hit period movie. "Chetak", "Humsafar" and "Teer" were other suggestions.Yet another follower suggested "Dhakad" (daring) a Haryanavi name, referring to the robustness of Mahindra vehicles. "The kind of vehicles Mahindra produces, it should be named "????"," he tweeted. @anandmahindra The kind of vehicles Mahindra produces, it should be named "धाकड".— Deepak S. Roundal (@deepakroundal) 1530102514000 Drawing on the Mahindra tradition to end the names of its vehicles with an 'O'—Scorpio, Bolero, Xylo and Verito— a follower suggested ‘Mahindra Shastro’, after Sanskrit word 'Shastra', which means weapon.Overwhelmed by the response, Mahindra worried his competitors too would get ideas now. "What an amazing response..My sincere gratitude to everyone for these incredibly useful inputs. My library of names is going to grow exponentially," he tweeted. What an amazing response..My sincere gratitude to everyone for these incredibly useful inputs. My library of names… https://t.co/YBuL7vKL67— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) 1530168465000 Mahindra, who is known for his candid Twitter posts, also had something to say about his rivals. On a rather jovial note, he said: "Now I’m worried that competitors will be also be able to access this useful advice on my timeline! "

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