I come from a weak socio-economic section of Indian society. My father works at State Transport as bus conductor while my mother was a house wife. To get better access to education, I was raised by my maternal grandparents since birth. I was raised in a very protective environment my grandparents. I got exposed to the harsh realities of my father’s profession and my family’s living condition just before appearing for my class 10th board exams. That was the moment I conceptualized my ambition. My ambition was nothing but to be wealthy enough to take care of my family and grandparents.
As with any ambition, I had to follow a trusted path to avoid any potential risks involved. After being a top scorer in my school in my board exams, I chose science stream which was then followed by engineering. While I chose this path, I wanted to be a chef but on weighing the risks involved in terms of stability and acceptance of that job, I decided to let that go.
Coming to my Engineering days, I was at studying at Institute of Chemical Technology, one of the premier Institutes for Chemical Engineering and Technology in Asia. I had my goal in mind which was to get a good job and I worked very hard for it. I did consistently well in my academics which made me end up among the top 5 students in my batch. Moving further, in my second year, my grandparents assured me that I need not hurry in taking a career decision and explore options before getting into something as they were there to support my family.
That was another turning point in my life as I got clarity on achieving my goal through a field/ career that interests me. Henceforth, I explored diverse working domains like academic research, sales, marketing and business development for over 2 years and finally decided to pursue MBA which would help me in bridging the gap between me and my goal.
Then came the preparation phase for MBA entrance exams. I juggled between my office and my preparation. However, while I was writing one entrance exam after the other, my mother’s health deteriorated and I lost her in December, 2018 while my younger sister was in her class 10th . That was when I pulled myself up and cracked the interview of one of the premier institutes for management education, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE).
If I see in retrospect, my journey up until this point has not been easy and yet I cherish all the challenges that I have come across as they brought a better version of me and reminded me of my goal. It was because of those circumstances that I am who I am now. The milestones that I have achieved so far in my life are a nothing but results of the challenges that I had to overcome.
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