What makes something big? Size? Quantity? Capacity? Worth? This question takes me back to my childhood days when my mother used to be always hurried to prepare my tiffin box and during my lunch time I used to find her handmade food as fresh as her love for me. During my undergraduation, the day arrived when I had to go through the placement process to get my first job, a huge step in any student's career. I was neatly dressed up in formals. I was finally selected not because of the clothes which I wore but due to my performance. But those solid white shirt and grey trousers were there to witness my first step towards professional life. I could not take up this job and had to join state government job due to some personal reasons. The job was to work for development of the most vital entity of our country, i.e. villages. We had a responsibility to build an India for the future. Many of the infrastructures such as houses for underprivileged, toilets, school facilities and other assets were constructed. The components which helped to realise this dream were both intangibles and tangibles. One material which helped to hold these visions together was cement.
Later I came to know that the aluminum foil 'Freshwrapp' used by my mother to pack my food, the 'Peter England' formals which I wore for my job interview and the 'Ultratech Cement' used for construction purposes in villages were ABG's small contributions which summed up to become really 'big' in my life.
Life is not about aiming 'big' but it's about giving everything to make it 'big'. Belonging to a lower middle class family where 'earn to eat' is the mantra passed through generations, my sole aim was just to get a respectable job, good enough to support my family financially. But while growing up, my curiosity grew so did the size of the problems in my life. I entered into my undergrad college and brought with me the aspirations of a small town boy. I was really overwhelmed by this new journey and was really nervous about the future waiting ahead. During these years, I developed a desire to keep learning and decided that I will go for further studies after working for sometime in private sector job. Eventually I got placed in a company in the final year of my college but suddenly 'life' happened and I had to decide against taking up that job. Due to some family condition, I had to go back to my hometown and join the state government job which was related to looking after overall development of a village and the underprivileged villagers.
Even though things weren't going as per my plan, but eventually I accepted the reality and decided to make best out of the situation. I started finding purpose and happiness in my job while contributing my part in the development of the nation and the society as a whole. During this time, I developed the traits such as determination, adaptability, sense of independence, compassion and started valuing time as the most important resource. In these days, the only thing which kept me driving was my curiosity to learn and passion to keep improving. So after serving for 42 months, I decided to leave the job and continue with my dream of higher studies. This decision was not taken by me to run away from contributing to the society but to serve it with a better version of myself. So, my two years of journey with IIM Nagpur is based on its motto that captures the spirit of constant striving for personal excellence as well as collective quest and pursuit towards constant unfolding of ever new vistas of higher/deeper realities. As of now, I have decided to keep learning and contributing to the 'humanity' in the best possible way I can and this decision will be followed by me until my last breathe. I would really like to work with any organisation which works for a better future and limitless possibilities so that together we can realise a future we 'believe' in and 'reach for the sun'.