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He has brought freshness into entrepreneurship. A man with varied interests-from filmmaking to music to car racing-he interacts directly with his 1.46 million Twitter followers.

He is looking to be a big player in defence and is searching for a partner to make guns, ships, tanks and jets, even as PM Modi raised the FDI cap in defence to 49 per cent.

The Mahindra empire has grown close to a Rs.1 lakh crore behemoth, from just Rs.8,100 crore a decade ago, expanding beyond automotive to aerospace, IT and hospitality. In October, he acquired French company Peugeot Scooters, the oldest surviving brand of scooters in the world.

==Life in the fastlane==
He was in Beijing in September when Mahindra Racing entered the Formula E championships for electric-powered vehicles. Also played a key role in backing and promoting the Pro-Kabaddi league.

''' Staying in shape '''


He is a fitness freak who used to play tennis, he now does a combination of yoga, running and weight training.

==His '5 s'mantra==

Space: You can't innovate unless you pause and reflect.

Self-indulgent creativity: Get away from what you are meant to do.

Simplicity: That is essential to build something relevant.

Sans: Pretend you have few resources, then do things.

Sustained experimentation.

Means > ends

"I have always said that more than big-bang reforms, what matters is what is happening, what is changing on the ground every day. It is processes that are important."