Bill Gates meets Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai, gushes about 'wonderful learning opportunity'

In addition to meeting RBI governor Shaktikanta Das and Harvard classmate Anand Mahindra, Bill Gates also had a meeting with Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday in Mumbai. Tendulkar tweeted images from the encounter and said that the two discussed philanthropy, even touching on children's healthcare. Notably, the great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's charity works to provide youngsters from disadvantaged households with access to affordable healthcare. The batsman thanked Gates for the "learning experience" and stated that more thought-provoking dialogues might help to find solutions to the world's issues. "We are all lifelong learners." The chance to learn about philanthropy today, especially how our foundation works to improve children's healthcare, was fantastic. "Thanks for your views, Bill Gates. Sharing ideas is a wonderful method to overcome the problems facing the globe." Gates praised Tendulkar's initiatives to advance paediatric healthcare while making a cricket-related joke. "I really enjoyed finding out more about your work in paediatric healthcare. Working together, I have faith that we can score a century for progress. wrote the billionaire. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which tackles several social and economic problems globally, organised the summit. Gates is travelling to India for the first time since the COVID-19 epidemic. The head of the Mahindra group visited Gates on Tuesday and stated that they discussed "how they may work together to double social impact," adding that he also received a signed copy of the philanthropist's book from the latter. Days after praising India's accomplishments in the elimination of polio, the reduction of HIV transmission, the reduction of poverty, and the decrease of infant mortality, Gates conducted a conversation with Shaktikanta Das in the regional headquarters of the central bank in Mumbai.