Anand Mahindra, head of Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group, has given $10 million to Harvard University, the U.S. school were he earned his undergraduate and master's degrees.
印度多元化产业集团马恒达集团(Mahindra Group)负责人阿南德•马恒达(Anand Mahindra)已向美国哈佛大学(Harvard University)捐赠1,000万美元。马恒达曾在哈佛获得本科和硕士学位。
To honor his mother Indira Mahindra, the vice chairman and managing
director of flagship Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has given the money to support the Humanities Center at Harvard, which will be renamed the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard.
马恒达是集团旗舰公司Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.的副董事长和董事总经理。为纪念母亲英迪拉•马恒达(Indira Mahindra),马恒达捐出这笔钱用于支持哈佛大学的人文中心(Humanities Center)。该中心将被重新命名为"马恒达人文中心"。
'To address
complex problems in an interdependent world, it is vital to
encourage the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas in an
international setting,' Mr. Mahindra said in a statement. 'I am convinced of the need for incorporating social and humanistic concerns into the core values that inform the world of business and have sought to do so with
tremendous support from my peers and col
leagues at work and beyond.'
马恒达发表声明说,在国际化背景下鼓励跨文化、跨学科的思想交流,对于解决一个相互依赖的世界中的各种复杂问题,是至关重要的。他说,我相信有必要把社会和人文方面的关切融入商业世界的核心价值观,而在现在的同侪、同事和其他人的鼎力襄助下,我也一直在寻求做这样的事情。
Mr. Mahindra
studied film at Harvard and graduated in 1977 and returned to get his business master's in 1981.
马恒达在哈佛学了电影,1977年毕业,后来回校再造,于1981年取得工商管理硕士学位。
Mahindra Group is one of India's largest conglomerates. It has more than 100,000 employees and
annual sales of more than $7
billion selling everything from
utility vehicles and tractors to
investmentbanking and software outsourcing services.
马恒达集团是印度最大的企业集团之一,员工超过10万人,年销售额超过70亿美元,所售包括越野车、拖拉机等产品,也包括投资银行和软件外包等服务。
Mr. Mahindra is the latest Indian to make a
splash at the Ivy League university this year. Harvard Business School's new dean, Nitin Nohria, was born in India, as was Gita Gopinath, who in April became the first Indian woman to get tenure at Harvard's
economics department.
马恒达是最近一位在哈佛大学引起轰动的
印度人。该校商学院新任院长诺里亚(Nitin Nohria)为印度出生。同为印度出生的戈皮纳特(Gita Gopinath),则将于明年4月份成为第一位获得哈佛大学经济系终身教职的印度女性。哈佛大学是常青藤联盟院校(Ivy League)的一员。