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ABG - How it changed my life

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Charmi Shah
Charmi Shah

Part A: Why Aditya Birla Group is big in my life.

Aditya Birla is a global conglomerate that features in Fortune 500 companies. Aditya Birla as a company has a successful 162 year old legacy into various industry domains. It is the third-largest Indian private sector conglomerate. Headquartered in Mumbai the company has presence in 35 countries around the globe. Founded by Shiv Narayan Birla the company owns a pool of 1,20,000 employees. Aditya Birla Group has shown its successful market presence in various industry verticals including agriculture, cement Industries, chemicals, e-commerce, finance, mining, retail, and telecommunication. With passing time, I have come to realize the contribution of Aditya Birla group in various industry domains and also towards the progress of this country. Aditya Birla plays an important role since it is a group that generates revenue of US$ 44.3 billion and gives support to the number of families of the 120,000 employees it holds. Aditya Birla has established itself as a great player in Indian market

Being a young teenage girl, I have always been an obsessive customer of Forever 21. Forever 21 had a psychological connect with girls who always wanted to look prim and perfect. It gave me a motivation to become fitter and it helped me look better. It boosted my morale as I felt comfortable and beautiful at the same time. Also, other brands of Aditya Birla including Van Heusen, Louis Philippe, Allen Solly made their way to my closet and then my heart. Being a shopaholic these brands not only sufficed my needs but also pacified my mind.

Part BHow I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in life so far.

The most difficult thing I had to face was staying happy while keeping people around me happy and totally oblivious to the condition I was in. My boyfriend who I was dating since 5  years with whom I was going to get married in a few months cheated on me. I went in shock. First 6 months were still blur but I remember crying almost 24x7. Seeing psychiatrist. My psychiatrist was surprised that I came to him myself and all alone. I remember begging him every night to stay with me. He would be either out with friends late night or will act sleepy or would already have slept if he is home. I wanted it to work because I had told my parents and everybody in my life that we are getting married soon. Even now my friends ask about when am I getting married to him. Everyone from our college were aware of our relation and we were example of true love in their eyes. I supported him whenever he needed me and never asked anything in return. He used to go out with guys both alone and in group and i never questioned anything. In last 6 months i contemplated suicide many times, even read about some nice ways to do it. I think medicines helped. He told me if he would have known that it would affect me so badly she might not have done this.

After being in shock and sadness for a long while I understood it wasn’t needed at all. People have bigger problems in life and I have nothing when compared. I realized it was more important to love the people who loved you than to hate the ones who left you. I decided to be happy and followed it. It’s been six months and I haven’t cried once. I feel proud that I did not let anyone know , not even my parents as to what was happening with me. I always has a smile on my face regardless of what I was feeling. This incidence changed my life and changed my way to look at problems. Overcoming this mental trauma has helped me focus on my education. It helped me to further focus on my ambitions. Nothing seems impossible to me now.

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ABG - How it changed my life