Competitions

A Struggle to remember and a lesson learnt, Lakshmi Varsha M, XIMB

I still remember the day of the parent teacher meet held at my school almost 12 years ago. I was praised by every teacher of my class for the admirable marks I achieved. The years before that present a different story and the challenges I faced during that phase made me who I am today. I was a victim of bullying from a very young age and my small, fragile frame did not help my case. Bullying affects an individual at countless aspects. It rips apart your confidence and handicaps your social skills. I stumbled across every path I took and thought twice before interacting with any of my classmates. I was also not on par with my classmates with regards to classes and marks. I built walls around yourself which were difficult to break. Fortunately, I am one of the few kids whose parents didn’t turn a deaf ear to such problems. My mother and brother, both, helped me learn to stand up for myself and raise my voice. I slowly broke out of my personal bubble and started working for myself. The changes happened at a minuscule pace, but I kept on going. That year, I made a speech in my class and was awarded the second prize; such small victories were a huge boost to my damaged confidence. A day, a normal one for everybody else but, not for me was when I got to see my end term results. My marks sky rocketed compared to my previous year’s results. I was on cloud nine but, in retrospect, if I rightly remember, the happiest person was my mother. That day was the day when I completely broke free of my inhibitions. From that day on, I never looked back even when I failed at a task. I knew and I know now that I will be able to do it with a little more effort, a little more patience and there is nobody to stop me but Myself. I built my confidence on these grounds and realized the meaning behind the phrase “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt. I overcame many other challenges and achieved my ambitions with this attitude and will continue do so in future. 

Footprints

Impact of ABG

Challenges come and goes. Overcoming one mountain to climb the other_IMI New Delhi

The impact of Aditya Birla Group has been very big upon my life. From the home, I live in to the clothes that I wear, even the healthcare facility that it provides has touched my life at some point in time. Recently, my house was reconstructed, and the cement used was none other than the Ultra tech cement. For the construction, the importance can be understood that people can live with peace of mind in a house that has been made by using quality materials. During the time of festivities and on occasions when me or my family would like to purchase clothing, brands such as Pantaloons, Peter England, and Allen Solly are the frequent store that is to be visited. As a matter of fact, most of the shirt that I select to belong to these brands. There was an incident that can be narrated to describe the importance of Aditya Birla Group into my life is one in Pune. I was feeling sick and was away from home. It was Sunday when most of the local doctor's clinic is closed. At that point in time, I visited Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital and was diagnosed with chickenpox. This hospital was chosen with the belief that I would receive proper treatment and care and in case if I was infected with a chronic diseased then it could be identified at there itself rather than traveling once again to some other pace to get the testing done. Aditya Birla Group has been a constant brand partner with me from a young age to today and will continue to be so.

Strengthen our lives and always supported the nation

Aditya Birla Group has many brands under his name which they sell through both online and offline stores. Aditya Birla group brands include Louis Philippe, Allen Solly, Van Heusen, Peter England and individual brand stores and through other multi-brand outlets. Aditya Birla Group's cement business was earlier under Grasim Industries and UltraTech Cement which now has been merged into UltraTech Cement to form India's largest cement company. ABG has more than 18 hospitals through which they serve more than millions of villagers. These brands affect the life of common man right from cement which everyone uses to build their home to premium clothes brands. 

Aditya Birla Group resonates with our daily life so much.

Aditya Birla Group resonates with our daily life so much. Almost every other moment in our life is being touched by their products one way or the other. Starting with the mobile connectivity that we are quite used to nowadays i.e Idea cellular now Vodafone Idea to the material that keeps our roads so strong i.e Ultratech Cement is all provided by Aditya Birla Group. This shows that they touch our lives daily. The best aspect of the products of the group is that it is undoubtedly trusted by all in the industry and it is of no surprise that the group remains to be the market leader in almost all products.

ABG: Threads, woven into conglomerate for some, a life inspiration for many others_IMI New Delhi

“Failure is not fatal. Failure is inevitable. If you don’t fail, it perhaps means you aren’t taking enough risks.”

Aditya Birla Group, Cementing happiness in families - Drikjit Aich, #IIM Trichy

Do you remember the priceless moment when you saw your father with beaming contented smile? I do. It was in 2011. The date was 22nd February and my father was sitting on bags of ultra tech cement fresh from the hardware stores and was looking in awe at the semi constructed structure of his long cherished dream. My grandfather worked in a government bank all his life and though he was successful in providing every basic means to his family, he could not provide one luxury—a home. My parents, their parents and then me stayed in a rented home for most years of our lives and it was my father’s long cherished dream to build a house which he can call his own. After taking home loans from Aditya Birla Capital at low interest rates, he finally went ahead with his dream of building a house.

What Aditya Birla Group is created so far?- Vinoth Kumar N N, MBA 2019-21, IIM Ranchi