3 Idiots Inspiration Sonam Wangchuk reveals story behind ‘Jeep-Roof’ viral pic

By KalingaTV Bureau On Dec 19, 2018 0

Jeep as Roof — Pic Courtesy: @SonamWangchuk

Twitter never fails to disappoint us. In a recent turn of events, a picture of a Mahindra jeep serving as a roof for a house went viral. This happened at Sonam Wangchuk’s Himalayan Institute of Alternatives in Ladakh.

Sonam Wangchuk is an engineer, innovator and educator who inspired Aamir Khan’s character in 3 Idiots.

Surprisingly it caught the attention of Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group. He retweeted the original picture.

A friend sent these pics from Sonam Wangchuk’s Himalayan Institute of Alternatives,Ladakh.Recycling a Mahindra car into a home roof.A way of life at the Institute, where nothing gets discarded.Well this will compete with our auto-shredding venture but it’s far more creative! pic.twitter.com/p7UwgOvtxD

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 14, 2018

Wangchuk replied to Anand with the whole story. The jeep was a property of Wangchuk’s school. After it could not be used anymore, it was reused as a roof.

“Dear Mr Anand Mahindra the Jeep you tweeted has a lovely story. It was instrumental in educational campaigns in the remotest frontiers of Ladakh… which finally took the matriculation results from 5% to 75%,” he said.

Dear Mr @anandmahindra the Jeep you tweeted has a lovely story. It was instrumental in educational campaigns in the remotest frontiers of Ladakh… which finally took the matriculation results from 5% to 75%. It served us faithfully between 1997 to 2007 before taking new avatara. pic.twitter.com/N9ejsphOjQ

— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) December 17, 2018

He added that the Mahindra jeep served the institute between 1997 to 2007, before taking on its new avatar as a home’s roof.

Sonam you’re absolutely right—that IS a lovely story. How do I find out more about the educational campaign you referred to? And how we can support the campaign if the job is unfinished? @Wangchuk66 @manoj_naandi https://t.co/JgidIlv5qU

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 19, 2018

The exchange earned both Mr Wangchuk and Mr Mahindra a lot of praise and goodwill for their efforts.

Himalayan Institute of Alternatives is a pathbreaking initiative by Sonam Wangchuk. Here learners are encouraged to “undertake research and creative endeavours in collaboration with facilitators.