Started in 1857 in India with cotton trading in Pilani, Rajasthan, Aditya Birla Group has increased its stature by venturing into various businesses as the status of India has risen after the independence. Now, a US $44.3 billion corporation, it is present across 34 countries with more than 120,000 employees.
One of the major building blocks of a nation is its infrastructure. Aditya Birla Group is a leader in this area with its Ultratech Cement, which is the largest producer of white cement. It is an essential part of our life because cement is used in various places where we live and earn. The soundness of the cement makes us feel safe everywhere.
In the fashion industry, Aditya Birla Group owns apparel brands through Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited. It is a consolidation of Madura Fashion and Lifestyle and Pantaloons Fashion and Retail. It caters to all the categories of people. For business wear, Van Heusen and Louis Philippe are the names that come first to our mind. The luxury products in this sector are sold under the name
‘The Collective’ which has premium foreign brands to offer. It is also present in the textile industry with the name Jaya Shree Textiles. It is top linen brand manufacturing company in India which retails under the brand Linen Club Fabrics. Linen is not an ordinary fabric. It takes great patience and grit to create linen and Jaya Shree Textiles is the leader with the only integrated linen factory in the country with state-of-the-art facilities.
Internet has become an indispensable part of our lives and Aditya Birla Group was operating in this business through Idea Cellular Ltd. Although, now it has been merged with Vodafone, it was the 3
rd largest cellular operator in India. Nobody can forget their advertisement line “
Waah, Kya Idea Hai Sir Ji”.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. With Indo Gulf Fertilisers, Aditya Birla Group tries to help the farmers by developing solutions and products from sowing to harvesting. It is the 8
th largest urea manufacturer in India.
Aditya Birla Capital Limited manages all the financial services business of the Aditya Birla Group. It is present across life insurance, health insurance, corporate funding, asset management, private equity, broking etc. to serve the financial needs of corporate and retail customers.
Aditya Birla Group also produces insulators under the name Aditya Birla Insulators, and is among the top 4 manufacturers’ globally. Grasim, the chemical business branch of Aditya Birla Group is the largest caustic soda producer in India.
Being active in 14 industries, Aditya Birla Group is present everywhere when we look around. There is every product in which Aditya Birla Group has contributed in some way. They are really #
BIGINOURLIFE.
GURHASHMAT SINGH DHALIWAL
Overcoming Challenges For Ambitions
Everyone faces challenges in their lives. But overcoming these challenges is what life is all about. I was into studies from the beginning. And I went to a school in my local town Rawatsar, Rajasthan. I did not get any opportunities to undertake any extra curricular activity. I told my parents a lot of times to put me in hostel, because my sister was put into hostel in class 4
th. When I finally went to hostel in class 9
th, I was not able to settle in there. The syllabus also changed drastically from State Board to CBSE. I find it very difficult to capture with that system and somehow, I managed. As I was settling in, my grandmother passed away and my exams were just 2 weeks later. It was a very tough time for me. I focussed on my studies, talked to my friends and it helped me a lot to not thinking about home. As a result, I got good grades in class 9
th and went on to achieve 10 CGPA in class 10
th.
While pursuing B. Com, I decided to give CAT exam. Coming from commerce background without having maths, it was very difficult for me to manage both the college studies and CAT preparation. But I just kept going and everything fell into place. I practiced daily, gave mocks, analysed them, and revised the topics in which I was not comfortable. It bore fruit for me and I was able to get good percentile and ultimately got admission into IIM Trichy for pursuing my MBA.