Not just my life, The Aditya Birla group (ABG) has been a crucial part of millions of lives in India and across the globe. After landing in Mumbai on June 5 this year, the first thing I checked off my Wishlist was visiting the Bandra-Worli sea link. I later discovered that 0.1 million mt of UltraTech cement went into the construction of the link. My brother is a huge fan of cars. At the age of 27, he already owns two and is planning to purchase a third one. I really don’t mind him owing three cars, but I always make it a point to convince him to go for the one that has additional safety features in it. Birla carbon nanoparticles provides safety to almost 90% of the cars used in India.
My mother is obsessed with smartphones. I have a hard time believing how a lady in her late forties can be so tech-savvy. It was my mother who told me that Hindalco aluminum is used to make cover glass for smartphones. Just like my family, millions of families around the world are associated with ABG in some way or the other.
We all face tough and difficult challenges in life. Some become difficult to overcome, especially when the odds are stacked against us. Going against all odds, is something we're capable of doing. To overcome challenges one needs to have that "never quit" attitude in life.
The biggest challenge that I faced during my tenure as a banker was demonetization. At one point the situation got so worse that I had customers flogging my cabin and throwing their passbooks endlessly on my desk. Needless to say, the bank was not prepared to witness the influx of thousands of customers availing banking services in such a short span of time. Given the situation, the onus to set things straight and going was on me. The two downplayed virtues- patience and empathy came to my rescue at the moment of extreme stress and chaos.