Think of infrastructure and development and the first name that comes to mind is of Ultratech Cement. Think of fashion and retail and the name Pantaloons is no stranger to Indian buyers. Think of cellular network and the name Vodafone-idea is what resonates in the minds of most Indians. Whatever you think and imagine in your daily life, Aditya Birla Group has become a mighty part of it. Enabler of businesses, this conglomerate has very recently posted a 52% growth in its net profit. Driven by the intellect and hard work of over 120K employees, the growth story of ABG is one that is still in its period of boom. With a products and offerings galore, ABG sure has made a BIG impact on our lives.
In a country of 1.3 Billion people, there are only a handful of names that are know to most of the Indians, Aditya Birla Group is one them. Started as a Cotton Trading Enterprise, Today ABG is there in almost every Sector or Industry one can think of.
The way we dress shows to the world our character. Being an MBA student, my dressing gives me great confidence to interact and face other people. The Peter England shirt and blazer that I wear adds confidence, comfort and style for me. This helps me to be everything that I love. I can still remember the Louis Philippe shirt gifted to my dad which I purchased with my first salary. I can still remember the joy and happiness on my sister’s face when I gifted her a Forever 21 pair of jeans. These brands have been a part of my joy and happiness in life.
For me, Monsoons are a grim reminder for me of the ebbs that life brings with itself. One such Monsoon proved to be the breaker of the continuum of a lazy summer that came to an abrupt end.
It has always been my dream right from my childhood to do an MBA from a reputed institute in India. My focus never wavered from this ambition all these years and I did my best to score well in my graduation. Then came the biggest hurdle to reach my ambition, the CAT test. I was an average student when it came to arithmetic and due to the same reason I could not clear the CAT entrance in my first attempt.
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" goes the saying. However, a woman's heart is not so different. Good food is the key to a good life. I'm a vegetarian by both mind and heart and for me, the key to good food is its freshness. When I was a child, my mother always packed food for me in steel boxes. One box had Rotis, the other two had the side-dish. Invariably, by the time I had lunch, the liquid from the side dish would have oozed out and the Rotis would be moist. I was forever complaining about this to my mother. One day, when we were shopping for groceries, I saw someone purchasing a box which said "Freshwrapp". I was curious to know what it was and so I checked out the box. Imagine my surprise when I saw that it was an aluminum foil to wrap and store food!! I took a box and held it out to my mother. She saw what it was, her eyes widened and then she turned to me and smiled. From that day forth, my Rotis have never ever been fresher. When I look back today, I see how one small thing mattered so much in giving me good food. It may come as a surprise to people when I say that an Aluminum manufacturing company gave me a necessity that reached my heart. But that's the truth. Hindalco, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group is the one that made me the girl with "Always fresh Rotis"!
What is life without its fair share of hardships? For people to savour the flavours of life, 'lows' along with the 'highs' are very important.Life has been pretty much easy for me until I decided to drop a year for CAT 2018. To live with the uncertainty, to having fumbled up CAT 2017 and having frequent meltdowns, dropping a year can really take a toll. Having been a sincere student all my life, I had quite high expectations for myself, so the fear of failure sank in me and scared the living day lights out of me. It was then that the exclusion from friends and colleagues started, I would be in my bed, lazing and anxious all day. And just when I thought I was hitting rock bottom a new low hit me and my family. The person I loved the most, my grandmother, my 'aaita' passed away and we were evidently shattered. She was the root of our family tree, the shadow that provided comfort, the hands that nurtured us were nowhere to be found holding us."A beautiful soul is never dead and never forgotten" they say, and this somehow kept moving and going strong. I knew it was time I picked myself up, down from ground zero. It began by learning to take things easy, take life as it comes, educated myself about self-love and started indulging in self-help books, meditation and mindfulness. As time passed by, I could see positive changes. Yes, at times it all feels the same but I am more than willing to bounce back everytime. And eventually, CAT 2018 happened, so did TAPMI. Even though everything seems to be moving too fast, I feel content and am definitely in a happy and better place. Wise people always say that no matter the highs and lows, loss of life or a new birth, time and life does not stop for anyone or anything. And I am slowly beginning to realise how true this statement is and am making the best of my situations. I hope that things only get better for me from here on as I am determined to not let my circumstances get the better of me. And I hope to make my Aaita proud of me as well.
I didn’t grow up as a shopping enthusiast to be honest. Especially in the area of fashion. Not because I wasn’t into it but probably because I was relatively more sceptical about what would look good on me. The way I saw it, when you try on something new just take a look in the mirror and ask yourself “Is this Me?”. I obviously found more Nos then Yeses. Consequently, I had a fixed line of clothing in my wardrobe until my seventeenth birthday when my mother took me to a brand new Pantaloons store that opened very close to where we lived. Up until then we would have to travel miles to some renowned shopping hub in the city to buy a decent looking pair of apparel only to regret them later. Pantaloons was like a slice of heaven that inundated me with a variety of outfits to choose from for different occasions. I was hooked within seconds. I ended up buying more than what I initially planned and didn’t regret them anymore. I came back in the summers next year to browse the latest collection and was thrilled to see many options available for my taste. Pantaloons never disappointed me the options it presented. I knew I could always trust the brand. So what used to be once in a year affair became a frequent thing. Aditya Birla Group (ABG) also runs in house shopping stores encompassing other brands like Van Heusen, Peter England, Louis Philippe, Allen Solly.
Think of infrastructure and development and the first name that comes to mind is of Ultratech Cement. Think of fashion and retail and the name Pantaloons is no stranger to Indian buyers. Think of cellular network and the name Vodafone-idea is what resonates in the minds of most Indians. Whatever you think and imagine in your daily life, Aditya Birla Group has become a mighty part of it. Enabler of businesses, this conglomerate has very recently posted a 52% growth in its net profit. Driven by the intellect and hard work of over 120K employees, the growth story of ABG is one that is still in its period of boom. With a products and offerings galore, ABG sure has made a BIG impact on our lives.
In a country of 1.3 Billion people, there are only a handful of names that are know to most of the Indians, Aditya Birla Group is one them. Started as a Cotton Trading Enterprise, Today ABG is there in almost every Sector or Industry one can think of.
The way we dress shows to the world our character. Being an MBA student, my dressing gives me great confidence to interact and face other people. The Peter England shirt and blazer that I wear adds confidence, comfort and style for me. This helps me to be everything that I love. I can still remember the Louis Philippe shirt gifted to my dad which I purchased with my first salary. I can still remember the joy and happiness on my sister’s face when I gifted her a Forever 21 pair of jeans. These brands have been a part of my joy and happiness in life.
For me, Monsoons are a grim reminder for me of the ebbs that life brings with itself. One such Monsoon proved to be the breaker of the continuum of a lazy summer that came to an abrupt end.
It has always been my dream right from my childhood to do an MBA from a reputed institute in India. My focus never wavered from this ambition all these years and I did my best to score well in my graduation. Then came the biggest hurdle to reach my ambition, the CAT test. I was an average student when it came to arithmetic and due to the same reason I could not clear the CAT entrance in my first attempt.
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" goes the saying. However, a woman's heart is not so different. Good food is the key to a good life. I'm a vegetarian by both mind and heart and for me, the key to good food is its freshness. When I was a child, my mother always packed food for me in steel boxes. One box had Rotis, the other two had the side-dish. Invariably, by the time I had lunch, the liquid from the side dish would have oozed out and the Rotis would be moist. I was forever complaining about this to my mother. One day, when we were shopping for groceries, I saw someone purchasing a box which said "Freshwrapp". I was curious to know what it was and so I checked out the box. Imagine my surprise when I saw that it was an aluminum foil to wrap and store food!! I took a box and held it out to my mother. She saw what it was, her eyes widened and then she turned to me and smiled. From that day forth, my Rotis have never ever been fresher. When I look back today, I see how one small thing mattered so much in giving me good food. It may come as a surprise to people when I say that an Aluminum manufacturing company gave me a necessity that reached my heart. But that's the truth. Hindalco, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group is the one that made me the girl with "Always fresh Rotis"!
What is life without its fair share of hardships? For people to savour the flavours of life, 'lows' along with the 'highs' are very important.Life has been pretty much easy for me until I decided to drop a year for CAT 2018. To live with the uncertainty, to having fumbled up CAT 2017 and having frequent meltdowns, dropping a year can really take a toll. Having been a sincere student all my life, I had quite high expectations for myself, so the fear of failure sank in me and scared the living day lights out of me. It was then that the exclusion from friends and colleagues started, I would be in my bed, lazing and anxious all day. And just when I thought I was hitting rock bottom a new low hit me and my family. The person I loved the most, my grandmother, my 'aaita' passed away and we were evidently shattered. She was the root of our family tree, the shadow that provided comfort, the hands that nurtured us were nowhere to be found holding us."A beautiful soul is never dead and never forgotten" they say, and this somehow kept moving and going strong. I knew it was time I picked myself up, down from ground zero. It began by learning to take things easy, take life as it comes, educated myself about self-love and started indulging in self-help books, meditation and mindfulness. As time passed by, I could see positive changes. Yes, at times it all feels the same but I am more than willing to bounce back everytime. And eventually, CAT 2018 happened, so did TAPMI. Even though everything seems to be moving too fast, I feel content and am definitely in a happy and better place. Wise people always say that no matter the highs and lows, loss of life or a new birth, time and life does not stop for anyone or anything. And I am slowly beginning to realise how true this statement is and am making the best of my situations. I hope that things only get better for me from here on as I am determined to not let my circumstances get the better of me. And I hope to make my Aaita proud of me as well.
I didn’t grow up as a shopping enthusiast to be honest. Especially in the area of fashion. Not because I wasn’t into it but probably because I was relatively more sceptical about what would look good on me. The way I saw it, when you try on something new just take a look in the mirror and ask yourself “Is this Me?”. I obviously found more Nos then Yeses. Consequently, I had a fixed line of clothing in my wardrobe until my seventeenth birthday when my mother took me to a brand new Pantaloons store that opened very close to where we lived. Up until then we would have to travel miles to some renowned shopping hub in the city to buy a decent looking pair of apparel only to regret them later. Pantaloons was like a slice of heaven that inundated me with a variety of outfits to choose from for different occasions. I was hooked within seconds. I ended up buying more than what I initially planned and didn’t regret them anymore. I came back in the summers next year to browse the latest collection and was thrilled to see many options available for my taste. Pantaloons never disappointed me the options it presented. I knew I could always trust the brand. So what used to be once in a year affair became a frequent thing. Aditya Birla Group (ABG) also runs in house shopping stores encompassing other brands like Van Heusen, Peter England, Louis Philippe, Allen Solly.
