I am Akash Kumar currently pursuing my MBA in International Business from IIFT Delhi.I am mechanical engineer looking for a career in managementAditya Birla group or ABG is one of the biggest conglomerate in India and it has an influence on the lives of almost every person in this country. It has an impact on my life too. Founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla, it has seen many ups and downs before reaching to this position and establishing it as one of the best brands in India. Starting from my childhood I have seen the presence of ABG's product when my mother used to pack my tiffin using aluminium foil called Fresh wrap which kept my food fresh for a long period of time. After some days, when my dad decided to build a house then we were very uncertain about the products to use in construction. After getting several suggestions,my dad decided to use Ultra tech cement to build our home and even after 10 years from construction, my house is still strong and beautiful. After from these major events, ABG's product are used by me on a daily basis. I stay in a small city called Ranchi where we lack the facility of good malls and shopping complexes but after Pantaloons store was opened in Ranchi, it became very easy for us to go and shop for various products at a single place. ABG holds a very special position in my heart as I gifted a shirt of Peter England with my first income and on daily basis I use products of ABG which includes brands such as Van Heusen, Forever 21 etc. I even bought my first pair of formal from Van heusen and hence ABG holds a special position in my heart.
I am a boy belonging to a typical middle class family. My father served in the Indian air force due to which there was always an atmosphere of discipline in the house and where each and every family member knew their responsibility and boundaries. I was someone who wanted to fly high in the sky without caring about the reality. When I was immature and young, the fever of cricket was all over India and just like every other boy I wanted that blue jersey and my favourite number written on my back. With this dream in my eye, I enrolled myself in a cricket academy near my house and started practicing with full dedication. My father was posted in some other city and I stayed with my grandparents where I had full freedom to follow my passion without any restrictions. My father had once told me that whatever you want to do in life, you should give your hundred percent for it and therefore I started giving my hundred percent for cricket without having any second thought. After some days when my father came to visit me, he found out the reality and gave me an option to choose between cricket and academics. I was not courageous enough to go against my father as my father wanted me to concentrate more on academics. After few years when I had a conversation regarding this topic and I tell him that I could not succeed in cricket because of him to which he replied that if you had that passion for cricket then you would not have listened to me and should have followed your passion. I have not mentioned this story to describe how I overcame the biggest challenge of my life but to show that if someone has a passion and dedication for a particular thing, then he should not listen to anyone and should follow his/her passion with full dedication and calculated risks.