Bengaluru, Feb. 12 -- At the Invest Karnataka 2025 summit, Industrialist Anand Mahindra shared three key life lessons he carried from Kodagu, where he spent part of his childhood.

Anand Mahindra reflected on his deep personal connection with the State. "Karnataka is deeply entwined with my childhood memories because my family has close ties to Kodagu," he said.

Recalling his early years, the Mahindra Group Chairman said that his parents were captivated by Karnataka's beauty and wanted a base where their children could be close to nature.

"In the late 1960s, we spent a lot of time in Kutta village near Nagarahole, where my parents took on the challenge of developing a coffee plantation from scratch. I learned the basics of coffee growin...