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The Constant In My Life!

The Constant In My Life!

They say that Aditya Birla Group has touched a million lives but I say Aditya Birla Group has touched my life alone a million times. And this statement alone is enough to tell that Aditya Birla Group has had a huge part to play in my life and how important it is. It can be easily said that Aditya Birla Group is omnipresent, from the time I was born till this day I have lived in a house that was built with ABG cement, that house gave me a secure life and a life full of memories. Similarly, my entire childhood and adulthood each day that I took a tiffin box to my school and college, and each day the food that was prepared by my mother remained warm and tasty, that was because the food was packed in Freshwrap! Then I remember in 2002 my father had bought his first cellular phone and you know exactly which sim card he had for his network connection, IDEA, it indeed changed our lives! Idea helped my family talk to my grandparents who lived across the country at reasonable costs, it helped us stay connected. Then of course one I started going to college, Pantaloons was my go-to destination for shopping, with so many brands and options to choose from under that name, there was  no looking at any other clothing once you entered the Pantaloons Premises! So this is what my life has been ABG, there has rarely been a day in my life where ABG was not around so you could say that ABG has seen me grow and become the person I am today!

SAMIKSHA SHARMA
ABG Group - A leader in itself

ABG Group - A leader in itself

'Great businesses are never built on the quick sands of opportunism. I reiterate that, if living by our values means, perhaps growing at a pace slower than we would otherwise have liked, so be it. For us, leadership lies at the heart of knowing what we stand for' - These words by Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla - Chairman of Aditya Birla Group speaks volume about the importance of work culture and ethics that the company follows to stay relevant in the market since Year 1857. 

AKSHAY BHARGAVA
Holding on to Hope

Holding on to Hope

Dancing is a fantastic way to lose yourself in the vibrating rhythm of the music. True, but to me, it always meant like the way of expressing my emotions, joy and if so, a way of life. Right from my childhood, dance was the only thing that kept me going. I used to spend hours at the institute just practicing and preparing for the shows. But I never stopped. I wouldn’t be wrong in saying that it had become my life. It meant more than anything else in my life. Dance always came at the first priority and I had no regrets with it. My career was slowly but steadily progressing towards a life which would comprise of just dance, and the thought of it always gave unbounded happiness.  But one fine day, things changed.  I was diagnosed with the development of bone in my right heel. Just the feeling of walking with it was unbearable. Doctors had advised that I won’t be able to dance unless it is operated. This thing brought a lot of changes in my life. My routine changed. I had to concentrate more on not hampering the condition of the heel further. This restricted most things in my life, especially dance. Today my life is totally different. I finished my graduation, worked for a few years and now I am pursuing my MBA. But there is always the hope that I hold on to that things would change and dance would find its way back into my life in some form or the other. Things do change if you seriously wish for it. Very recently, I got approached for an opportunity to perform a dance show. Words cant express the emotions that ran through me when I heard of it. I wait with hope to see where it takes me.

SHIBANI DHORE
How Aditya Birla group inspires me? -Surya Pal Singh,IIM Sirmaur

How Aditya Birla group inspires me? -Surya Pal Singh,IIM Sirmaur

“A vision becomes milestones when it touches millions of lives every single day.”-Aditya Birla GroupAditya Birla Group, Asia’s richest business empire today was founded by a small cotton trader, Shiv Narayan Birla in the 1860s. Now Aditya Birla group is in the League of Fortune 500 and has transformed into multiple companies located over 34 countries. Aditya Birla group has over 120000 employees, belonging to 42 nationalities.HOW BIG IS ADITYA BIRLA GROUP?Stats says,•    Every 3rd Aluminium is made from Novelis Aluminium.•    The tire in every 2nd car in the world is made from Birla Carbon.•    Birla fabrics are used by top fashion brands.•    Vodafone Idea is the world’s 2nd largest telecom operator.•    3rd largest NBFC in India.BUSINESSESThere are total 14 industry sectors in which Aditya Birla Group has achieved strong positions namely Banking, Branded Apparel, Carbon Black, Cement, Financial Services, General, Insulators, Metals, Mining, Non-ferrous metals, Pulp and Fiber, Research and Development, Telecom, Textiles, Trading, and Chemicals.Apart from industry sectors, Birla Group has also built various institutions and landmarks in India and abroad. For example, Technological institutes such as BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa and Dubai, Birla Group University (Bhubaneshwar, Orissa), Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences and MP Birla Institute of Fundamental Research. Landmarks such as Birla House (New Delhi), Gandhi Smriti, Laxmi Narayan Temple (New Delhi) are also built by Aditya Birla group.The group also runs over 50 schools and provides free educations to over 20000 children every year.Aditya Birla group operates over 20 hospitals and conducts over 5000+ free medical camps every year in rural areas.With so many achievements, it touches millions of lives every single day. From clothes we wear to houses we live, from phone calls we make to roads we travel, Aditya Birla group has made a huge impact on our lives and it continues further. We can’t even imagine what life would be without this premium global conglomerate.

Surya Pal Singh
How I overcame challenges in life so far

How I overcame challenges in life so far

A ball travels faster along an uneven path than on a flat, similarly a life with ups and downs is more successful that a plain one. I believe this holds true and it is the challenges that we face and how we overcome them, teaches us the most valuable lessons of our life and leads us towards success.

Aayush Chawla
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