During my early years of schooling, we used to stay around 15 kms away from my school in a town called Bhilad in Gujarat. My father was a doctor and ran a clinic. Rains in Bhilad are usually like Mumbai. In 2004, rains were devastating. Due to some irregularities in government decision regarding disposal of rain water, floods became inevitable. Being on the ground floor, my house was flooded too. It was 3:30 at night. My mother saw the water and woke up my father, he called his friends who stayed nearby. They came and helped us move out. We spent that night at their house. The whole week rained heavily. There is the Daman Ganga river which comes on the way from Bhilad to Silvassa, where my school was situated. The river overflowed. The bridge had collapsed. People made some temporary arrangements with wood and support to cross the bridge to reach Silvassa. As our exams in school were going on, we couldn't miss the school and used the same route to travel. My father came to drop and pick from the bridge every day.
Witnessing the difficulties we faced during this incident, my father took a decision to leave Bhilad and shift to Silvassa. This was a very bold decision as we had our own house and clinic in Bhilad. We had nothing in Silvassa and settling there would change our life a lot. But my father took this decision for our future. He continued his clinic in Bhilad. This incident has taught me to be ready to face the adverse situation bravely. I learnt that each situation has a solution. After that, we faced many adversities. Major one was my father's demise during my 12th boards, I stayed courageous and stood with my mother and sister during this tough time and even scored 92.2% in boards. This is my story of how I handled adversity in my life and moved forward.
ROLE OF ABG IN MY LIFE
During the first five years of my schooling, I stayed 15 kms away from my school. My mom prepared the lunch at around 7 am and her only concern was how to keep the lunch fresh and warm, ABG came to her rescue. Hindalco Freshwrapp was one of the earliest products used by me. Not only me, most tiffin boxes had lunch wrapped in foils. Pantaloons have been my go-to destination for my every clothing need. ABG is a conglomerate that has combined innovation with sustainability. Hindalco Arm Novelis, world's largest recycler of Aluminium holds over 130 patents of aluminum products in automobile sector. Liva Eco is again a move towards consciousness in fashion. Liva Eco is the result of this amazing innovation. Largest Telecom Network in India with over 300 million subscribers, including me, ABG is spread over 36 nations. Birla group is the third largest NBFC in India. Managing such varied sectors need sustainable and visionary leadership. With a workforce of over 1,20,000 employees, ABG's policies satisfies the needs of customers and employees simultaneously. Through its active presence and successful performance in 14 sectors including cement, textile, carbon black and trading solutions. Foraying into such diverse sectors and succeeding at global level has proved the acceptance of innovation and sustainability approach of ABG. ABG's CSR initiatives have been teaching to grass root level. Grasim's agricultural development initiative, skill trainings, medical camps, polio immunization, mid-day meals, etc., have played a helpful role in improving the way of life in rural area.
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