I was their little child, my father always told me. Being the only child in the family, I have always been pampered. Everything was provided in abundance, proper education, pretty clothes, tech-savvy gadgets and what not! My father has always encouraged me to walk an extra mile and achieve my goal. He has been a mentor, guide and pillar for my strength and boosted up my self-confidence whenever I have been in doubt. As I left my hometown to work and embrace adulting, he did not shed a single drop of tear. I looked through the glass walls at the airport that day as I moved towards the check-in counter and could see his look, the satisfaction.
I worked hard throughout my training at one of the best IT companies in India and got rewarded for being a high performer. A month passed in a jiffy and soon a simple credit message from the bank had made my day, a feeling hard to explain. That evening as I walked into a Van Heusen store, a white linen shirt caught my glance.
“Please, could you pack this for me!”, I said. It was my first purchase from my first ever salary. New Year was and I had planned to travel home. Somehow, I could visualize the smile on my father’s face, his daughter had grown up and she was no longer little. That moment was of great value to me, another first and Aditya Birla Group became etched in my memory through Van Heusen.
