The Nostalgia And Renaissance - Dreaming Aloud | Ravi Anurag Chowdary, IIFT

     My childhood had been influenced by a multitude of factors of which my grandiose ancestral home takes a prominent place. Being born as a single child I was raised with all the love in the world by my parents and my grandfather adored me every single day of his life. I spent most of my vacations there. The beautiful country side sunrise, lush green trees all around and the petrichor in the monsoons had become an integral part of my life which trigger a sense of nostalgia whenever I come across such scenic settings. My ancestral home was a modestly sized beautiful pucca house. With time, the condition of the 80-year-old house deteriorated and in early 2018 we had to call the curtains down. Aditya Birla Group has always been an integral part of my life since childhood, as I fondly remember my father and I rushing to Pantaloons during festive seasons. I always dream of visiting my ancestral place every year to enjoy the memorable moments with my family from dusk till dawn. My emotional self came to life after we finished constructing a new house and UltraTech OPC was the unambiguous choice. Though the new house might not be in line with the tastes of the previous style but my dream to visit my ancestral home for over the decades to come will be sound and astounding. The star gazing, fresh smell of Pongal and the serenity of the surroundings of my home is all that breathes life into me. Aditya Birla Group has been big in my life for another special reason: Peter England, I gave all my interviews for various B Schools in my one and only white formal shirt which I consider it as my lucky one and converted the best one. Being an automobile enthusiast, I can’t stop thinking about speed and Conductex of Birla Carbon is what rings a bell for me when it comes to high performance tyres and F1.

“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory”

                                                                                                     – George Smith Patton Jr.

Challenges have always consistently been in my life and I feel that facing challenges at every point in life opens up an alternative and realistic views to overcome them. Being intrigued is what makes most of me, since my childhood I was very much involved into knowing things in detail and always wanted to share my knowledge with an audience, but my inability to speak onstage crippled my confidence. It was at this point my mentor and mother nurtured me in my early stages to boost my confidence in public speaking. Time on time I got habituated to challenges coming my way and rather then seeing them as a threat, I viewed them as a gateway to a better future. I always feel clothing is one important aspect that shapes our confidence and my father always made sure that I was dressed in the best way possible depending on the occasion and again the preferred destination was Pantaloons and my personal favourite was Allen Solly for casuals. During my tenure while I was working, I wanted to do an MBA from a IIFT but my hectic work schedule started to culminate my interest to prepare for the same but I realised that to become big in life some things needed to be sacrificed. I prepared diligently day in and day out for my MBA exams and finally my hard work proved fruitful. The joy was thrilling, my dream sounding aloud and again my mother by my side, I felt that I was the very lucky ones who had the opportunity to get nurtured and supported by the ones we love unconditionally.