Aditya Birla Group or as I would like to call the brand,Dumbeldore; has been that silent friend who weaves his wand and makes magic happen. Aditya Birla Group, for the longest time, has been like the white long bearded wizard who has made sure that all my life problems find a reasonable solution. May it be the all important college interviews or the stress job interviews; Dumbeldore was always with me with his Peter England shirts and blazers. Or when I suffered injuries much like Harry was bitten by the snake, ADG’s Health Insurance worked as if it was the phoenix crying on my wound. When I plan to build my very own 4 Privet Drive, what better product to use than the best cement in the Country; Ultratech. Forever 21 and Planet Fashions helped me to make it up whenever I had a fight with my Rons and Hermoines. ADG just like Dumbeldore, keeps seeing me in a broken piece of mirror; watching,observing and helping.
My life has been a magical mix of sorts. I have and will always believe in some of the best quotes from the Potterverse-
“It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
“But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals”
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are”
“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
Growing up in a picturesque town of Udaipur, I looked more like a Dudley than a Harry Potter. The first challenge I faced was that of being overweight. Losing 15 kgs when I was about 16 years old, still remains one of the biggest achievements of my life. This experience taught me that external appearances should never be a barometer to judge a person. My Hogwarts Express journey to Delhi University(Ramjas) was the result of my hard work which helped me in being the school topper and get my Ramjas(read Hogwarts) letter. This was also the time when all of my Commerce friends had taken up Chartered accountancy and considered that a normal Bcom would do no good to anyone. Probably taking the road less travelled was one of the best decisions of my life. Ramjas was the Hogwarts that I chose and probably deserved as well!! A lot of adventures both good and bad came my way, only to make me a better version of myself with each passing day. Ramjas ended with me becoming only half an Auror. But still I joined The Ministry of Magic(read Deloitte) as a junior Auditor. Deloitte made me understand that the world is full of Dementors and evil forces but there is always a ‘Expelliarmus’ spell to fight our way around them. For me probably the most important thing that has kept me going has been the constant support of my family. Love is the only potion that no ‘Avada Kedavara’ can break.Small happinesses like buying a washing machine or an inverter as a family gave me much more happiness than going to an expensive restaurant and getting sloshed.Although, I have been giving competitive exams for over four years now but never lost hope. Coming to SIBM, Pune has given me a chance to live my Hogwarts life again, become a full fledged Auror (read Marketing specialist) and go out in the big bad world again to fight the Voldemorts.
According to me, I am yet to make a lasting impact that I aspire to make and hope to do so in due course of time. My ambitions are more personal rather than being professional with my biggest ambition being, to be always there for my family like they were for me.
Ending with what Dumbeldore would say
-“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”