Aditya Birla Group has a major influence in my life, because it brought a passion in
me which led to my first job.
I am a Civil Engineer, done my BTech in Civil Engineering. I was in my 2nd year of
engineering and was deeply confused as to which electives to choose for my 3rd
year course which would shape my future. It was the first time an elective had to
be chosen and it didn’t seemed to be an easy task.
Then came an opportunity that changed everything. UltraTech cement conducted
a workshop in our college for us. The workshop was on “Concrete Mixing and
Testing”, it was the first corporate workshop I participated. We worked in teams
under the guidance of team from UltraTech Cements. That was a great learning
experience for me, which made it clear in my mind that it was concrete design
and mix that interested me the most. It was the experience of the workshop that I
selected my first elective as “Concrete Technology”, passed it with flying colors
and developed further interest in it.
In my final year I was placed in one of the construction firm of our country, due to
my keen interest in concrete technology and Reinforced Concrete structures, I
was given my first assignment as a member of Concrete Quality team in
laboratory, and later went on to being a site engineer supervising Concreting in
structures.
Thus, Aditya Birla Group has played a major role in shaping my career until now,
and I am really grateful for.
Challenge that taught me who I am:
I have always been a person who is clear on life goals. I had always wanted to do my
higher studies. So I left my well paid job. Truly confident on what I had to do, I
went to Delhi for preparations of my exams.
But well, tragedy can strike at any time. I was hit with typhoid 2 months before my
exam. Suffering from a fever of 104 degrees, I couldn't even get out of bed to fetch a
glass of water, studies were too heavy for me.
I had to go back to my hometown to be taken care of. As soon as I got a little well, I
came back to Delhi to recover the damage done to my preparation.
It's bad luck when tragedy strikes once, but it's very unfortunate when it strikes twice. I
was diagnosed with typhoid again within 15 days. I lost all hopes. But as soon as the
thought of losing an year occurred, I decided to put myself back together and get well.
I was strictly advised to eat only homemade food. Living alone in Delhi, I decided to
cook for myself. So one month before the exam, I started to learn cooking. At first it was
more like an experiment. I have lost count of Gordon Ramsay videos I have watched so
far. I took all the moral support I could from my parents, who stood besides me in the
tough time and gave me the mental support. I contacted my friends and asked their help
to cover up the classes I had missed, they supported me to their full extent and they
continue to be my great friends.
I cracked my CAT exam with decent percentile and simultaneously developed a skill for
cooking. Even today I cook for myself and I must say, I am pretty good at it. I believe
everyone should know how to cook, despite their gender. One should approach for help
when in trouble and find all the ways possible to come out of the situation.
I can't blame God for anything as now I am true believer of the fact that everything
happens for a reason. Hard work and determination can overcome any challenge.
