Rome wasn't built in a day - French Proverb
A conglomerate as big as ABG has been putting significant impressions on the lives of millions of people in India and across 40 nations around the world. It has been a part of my journey too!
As a child, I always aspired to become an Engineer one day fascinated by the mobile phone my father bought in the early 2000s, He bought an Idea Sim and I saw the Aditya Birla Group's logo on it. 
However, I was hardly 8 years old at that time and didn't know the meaning of a "Conglomerate" obviously. The logo was imprinted in my eyes and the same was again encountered when I went to Grasim Cement township (ABG Subsidiary) near my home town in Chhattisgarh. 
I wondered and asked my father "is it the same company who owns Idea Cellular ?". He replied - "Yes, not only Idea but it has its presence across many sectors like cement, aluminum, textiles, etc."
I used to watch a lot of cartoons in childhood, TV Ads like Idea cellular "Get an Idea Campaign" and Ultratech Cement "Engineer's choice" tagline fascinated me. I remember that I even told my father when our house was being constructed, "Please, buy Ultratech, it is the Engineer's choice! " ( and I am going to be a future engineer)
Time rolled on, it was the mid-2010s, I remember buying formals for my campus interviews, I bought a Louis Phillipe Shirt influenced by the Instagram ad I saw on my phone. After six months or so I came to know through an article on a News daily that Louis Phillipe, as well as Van Heusen, are ABG brands.
My mind blew off!. So I started researching in detail about ABG and came to know about all its brands through the website to complete my enlightenment which began in the 2000s
I always have been driven by a curiosity to know more and improve myself since my teenage. However, I too faced my own set of challenges as everyone does. I was a shy and introvert person in my school days. I remember getting fainted on stage once in 8th standard before giving a speech.
Thus, everyone used to interpret me as a book worm and a person who can’t express himself. I used to fear the stage presence and interact freely among a group of people. I always wanted to break that image. The process of my evolution started in college when I joined various committees and started working among groups of peers from various regions across India. This improved my interpersonal skills gradually and boosted my confidence. Still that stage fear was somewhere there.
Finally, I decided to face my fear when I was appointed as a club secretary in my workplace. I was chosen to be the anchor for a cultural event. That evening, I hosted a crowd of 500 people. That experience transformed as a person and reinforced the fact that running away from your problems isn’t a solution. So, Face them – Head on!
