Anand Mahindra praises CWG winners Asmita and Gulveer's journey
Anand Mahindra expressed that he was profoundly moved by the journeys of Commonwealth Games 2026 medal winners Asmita Dey and Gulveer Singh. He remarked, "[Asmita], a judo athlete whose father earned ₹300 daily repairing bicycles while living in a mud home...[Gulveer], the son of a farmer from a village in Aligarh...There were no easy paths or advantages. Only ambition and a determination to rise above their beginnings. This is the true meaning of 'Rise'."