Aditya Birla Group: A source of inspiration! (IIM Ranchi)
The road less taken! A path that Kumar Mangalam Birla took in 1995 was no less of a challenge. When the world was figuring out the technological breakthrough of the time, he thought of advancing the nation through the power of a well-maintained strategy and the passion to achieve big in life.
How I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in my life so far?
Challenges are a part of life and overcoming them make us who we are today. As the saying goes, without the dark, there is o meaning of light, and that’s what challenges prepare us for, the better days. Challenges can be of many kinds, it can be school, to work, to personal life, and it can come at anytime so overcoming them with dignity and strength is what makes me stand strong today. Being in my early 20’s and not yet being exposed to the real world, my challenges might seem very trivial as of now but that’s all I had to face so far and hence I am going to mention those. The major challenge I faced till now was not related to education but its about fitting into a new environment when I moved into a new city for my higher education. Throughout my early years I was knows as someone who is very extroverted and bubbly, I could make friends really fast and had a long list of them, but everything changed when I moved. For the first time in my life I was scared of making friends and fitting in and my fear turned into a reality and I started feeling distant. I started getting to be known as an introvert which two years back, nobody would believe is true. But after spending a few weeks, I started making a few friends and through interacting with them I got to know something that really changed my perception. I got to know that the reason I was not making friends was because of the fear and the belief that I had that I couldn’t make friends which gave off a very wrong vibe on my part. After this, the fear was gone and I went back to being my old self which was difficult initially but really relieving snd now again, the list is still growing!
Why Aditya Birla Group is big in my Life
Aditya Birla Group has been impacting lives since 1857. The conglomerate has been in my life right from my childhood when my mother would pack my lunch in superwarp aluminium foil for school. The food remained hot and fresh in the wrap. My apparel shopping days were spent in the kids’ section of Pantaloons which had a wide variety of quality clothes and for my dad we always went to Peter England. When we built our house the top choice was Ultratech cement as it truly is “India’s No 1 Cement” and we believed in #ChanceNaLoUltraTechLo back then itself. As I got my first mobile the trusted choice for connection was Idea cellular because of its robust network connectivity and vast reach all over india, Idea kept me in touch with my family during my hostel days in engineering with video calling thanks to its superfast 3G network then. Even today Vodafone Idea Limited is the choice of my family connecting us in India and worldwide. My professional life was styled by Ralph Lauren and Allen solly for informal clothing and Louis Phillipe for formals and blazers, which made me a part of “The Upper Crest”. Aditya Birla Capital Limited subsidiaries have been the choice for investments of my family, they offer a wide variety of products from insurance to financial advisory and keeps our investments safe and provides great returns. Aditya Birla Group has been a part of my life fabric since the start and will continue to be an integral part in the future.



