Aditya Birla Group is one of the leading conglomerates in the Indian multinational space and rightly so, there is not a part of your life which they would have not touched without you realizing it, from clothes to roads, or even the home you stay in, there is a high change the ABG has a part to play. I can relate to this as a faint memory of my home being constructed, and the packs I saw lying around were Ultratech, I do not know if it were a conscious choice, maybe it was but that’s the first instance where Aditya Birla Group touched my life. That place still holds a very dear place in my heart, especially now as I am sitting miles away from where I grew up. From my home I went on to do my under-graduation from a place near Mumbai and used to frequent Mumbai as a hangout spot or even to visit relatives and guess what Aditya Birla Group was still there with the Sea link adding beauty to the already beautiful horizon of Mumbai. I still remember walking in a Van Heusen store admiring the fashion options present, and I chose a suit for the start of my MBA life, and wondering how great a company is Van Heusen, it was only later that I realized that even this is a part of the conglomerate, without who now I feel that the Indian economy would not be what it is right now. Even though I cannot give an exact figure but I feel all of us would have been benefitted by the actions of Aditya Birla Group in one way or the other.
Hard to miss
Now this statement is not in regards to my size but as to what I’ve transformed myself over the course of past six years. Let me begin by introducing my character, it was one of a very introverted and keeping to oneself nature, did not socialize a lot and was easy to miss. It was in my engineering days that I decided that this needed to change and that’s where it all began. For starters I began forcing myself to interact and participate in every event and opportunity I get, after initial few losses I began feeling that maybe my old ways were better. But thanks to a friend and a mentor I pursued my new direction in life, eventually I started winning, I had got a taste for it. Back in college I started applying what I saw elsewhere, began designing events, heading teams, and delivering and learning from failures experienced in doing so. I even stood for the university presidential elections but lost by 2 votes. However this was not the end of it all, I still continue on the path I chose for myself, I do enjoy being my introverted self at times but I have ensured that even if sitting at peace in a room, the presence be hard to miss because of the connections I develop and the persona I carry.