Born in a modest family in Kolkata, if there has been one challenge that has been a constant supporter, it will be the financial condition of the family. No, I did not belong to a BPL family or had faced any of the extreme challenges that they face. I belong to a lower-middle class family. My parents have always ensured to do their best to offer a smooth lifestyle for me. This is one challenge that an illogical and over-sensitive boy back in school had created for himself, more in his mind than in reality. Or maybe, it was actually as real as could be….? All I know is that it has been one strong competitor, loyal to have stuck around for so long.
Since my childhood, I have been buzzing with the words Tata and Birla, the legends of the Business world. The Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500, anchored by a remarkable force of over 120,000 employees belonging to 42 nationalities in a wide range of sectors – metals, textiles, carbon black, telecom and cement. The euphoria that I have been part of this Birla journey throughout my earlier life. The strong bond with Aditya Birla group products which imbibed in the current lifestyle of most parts of the world.
When given the opportunity to write an article on Aditya Birla Group’s massive impact on my life, I was doubtful that whether really did knowing the fact that my house was constructed by Ambuja Cement. As I started reading about ABG, I was surprised to know that its products actually revolve around me and it has touched my life without even my realization about its presence. Starting from my wardrobe to my mobile phone to my tiffin box and even the copper wiring used for construction of my house, ABG has been an essential part of my life. I wear Van Heusen suit to all my interviews. I love the exotic fabric quality offered by this brand. I even have various shirts of Allen Solly and Peter England which I love to my core. I have been using Vodafone sim from almost as long as I have a mobile phone, yes I didn’t switch to jio. Vodafone has well connected me with my friends and family with its high speed internet connection and its amazing voice calling clarity.
Hailing from a middle-class family, with a strong inclination to education, I can say that I have been privileged enough to not see much struggling in life. That being said, preparing for medical entrance exams and losing out on a few marks really took a toll on my confidence. As with every Indian fellow brother and sister, I opted for the next best thing which was engineering. And got securely placed in an MNC. Little did I know, I was yet to face my biggest enemy in life.
I’d like to take some time out and type about a part of my life in which I had to really dip deep and think on my feet to get through to achieve my target. In the third year of my college, me and my roommate decided to build our own start-up inside the college which was also going to be affiliated with the college. It took us a lot of days to research about our competitors and their prices out there. After we had figured out that we wanted build our own Digital Marketing and Production firm we got to work on thinking of a name. I proposed that we need a name that is short and catchy so that people don’t forget about it once they see or hear it. We thought about it long and hard came up with a name that was small and catchy.
Everyone has gone through some type of hardship in their life which has shaped them they way they are today. I also had to overcome certain challenges and obstacles in my life to be the way I am today, but the challenge in front of me was not do something but to let go off a few things. I have been a football fanatic since I was 10 years old, loved to play the game whatever the surface and weather condition might be, never counted the number of times I fell or the scars I got as the love for the game masked it all. I broke my legs, tore ligaments and shattered muscles and then spent the days for recovery on a bed anxiously waiting for the day when I would get to play again and proudly wear that school or college’s No.8 shirt again.Then I chose to join a course called Chartered Accountancy for which commitment was the key which meant football had to take a back seat. I gave into it as that seemed necessary, but I would still play occasionally whenever I get the time, in park or parking lot wherever it might be. I cleared Group -I of IPCC in first attempt but then the accident happened, another football injury which tore my ACL and shattered the meniscus, the latter of which was discovered on the operating table, few post-operation complications and the discovery of more injuries on the table significantly extended the required recovery period, delaying my career by at least a year. As time went by and a couple failed attempts at the other group followed, my career got delayed even more resulting stress and confusion all the while I was not medically allowed to do the one thing that could give me some calm.It came to a point where I had to change, to switch or risk being stuck where I was. I decided to switch, to try something else and leave what I was doing behind. It wasn’t easy as it came with a lot of stigma, uncertainty and confusion and also fear as I was switching from a course where the probability of success was very low to something equally competitive, but it was necessary to be where I am today, to get a new opportunity and start again, also to stop playing football to avoid any further injuries which could jeopardize my present and hamper my future. I never paid heed to any of the concerns my record of constant injuries posed but it was time to hang up the boots. Even after undergoing 3 major surgeries of the same leg, that pain still isn’t close enough to the pain I felt when I took the decision of leaving.It may not seem much to most of the people but leaving what you love for the better good while dealing with a career derailment is difficult thing to handle. It takes a lot to take everything on the chin and keep moving forward. It’s a challenge which I faced head on.
Born in a modest family in Kolkata, if there has been one challenge that has been a constant supporter, it will be the financial condition of the family. No, I did not belong to a BPL family or had faced any of the extreme challenges that they face. I belong to a lower-middle class family. My parents have always ensured to do their best to offer a smooth lifestyle for me. This is one challenge that an illogical and over-sensitive boy back in school had created for himself, more in his mind than in reality. Or maybe, it was actually as real as could be....? All I know is that it has been one strong competitor, loyal to have stuck around for so long.
Born in a modest family in Kolkata, if there has been one challenge that has been a constant supporter, it will be the financial condition of the family. No, I did not belong to a BPL family or had faced any of the extreme challenges that they face. I belong to a lower-middle class family. My parents have always ensured to do their best to offer a smooth lifestyle for me. This is one challenge that an illogical and over-sensitive boy back in school had created for himself, more in his mind than in reality. Or maybe, it was actually as real as could be….? All I know is that it has been one strong competitor, loyal to have stuck around for so long.
Since my childhood, I have been buzzing with the words Tata and Birla, the legends of the Business world. The Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500, anchored by a remarkable force of over 120,000 employees belonging to 42 nationalities in a wide range of sectors – metals, textiles, carbon black, telecom and cement. The euphoria that I have been part of this Birla journey throughout my earlier life. The strong bond with Aditya Birla group products which imbibed in the current lifestyle of most parts of the world.
When given the opportunity to write an article on Aditya Birla Group’s massive impact on my life, I was doubtful that whether really did knowing the fact that my house was constructed by Ambuja Cement. As I started reading about ABG, I was surprised to know that its products actually revolve around me and it has touched my life without even my realization about its presence. Starting from my wardrobe to my mobile phone to my tiffin box and even the copper wiring used for construction of my house, ABG has been an essential part of my life. I wear Van Heusen suit to all my interviews. I love the exotic fabric quality offered by this brand. I even have various shirts of Allen Solly and Peter England which I love to my core. I have been using Vodafone sim from almost as long as I have a mobile phone, yes I didn’t switch to jio. Vodafone has well connected me with my friends and family with its high speed internet connection and its amazing voice calling clarity.
Hailing from a middle-class family, with a strong inclination to education, I can say that I have been privileged enough to not see much struggling in life. That being said, preparing for medical entrance exams and losing out on a few marks really took a toll on my confidence. As with every Indian fellow brother and sister, I opted for the next best thing which was engineering. And got securely placed in an MNC. Little did I know, I was yet to face my biggest enemy in life.
I’d like to take some time out and type about a part of my life in which I had to really dip deep and think on my feet to get through to achieve my target. In the third year of my college, me and my roommate decided to build our own start-up inside the college which was also going to be affiliated with the college. It took us a lot of days to research about our competitors and their prices out there. After we had figured out that we wanted build our own Digital Marketing and Production firm we got to work on thinking of a name. I proposed that we need a name that is short and catchy so that people don’t forget about it once they see or hear it. We thought about it long and hard came up with a name that was small and catchy.
Everyone has gone through some type of hardship in their life which has shaped them they way they are today. I also had to overcome certain challenges and obstacles in my life to be the way I am today, but the challenge in front of me was not do something but to let go off a few things. I have been a football fanatic since I was 10 years old, loved to play the game whatever the surface and weather condition might be, never counted the number of times I fell or the scars I got as the love for the game masked it all. I broke my legs, tore ligaments and shattered muscles and then spent the days for recovery on a bed anxiously waiting for the day when I would get to play again and proudly wear that school or college’s No.8 shirt again.Then I chose to join a course called Chartered Accountancy for which commitment was the key which meant football had to take a back seat. I gave into it as that seemed necessary, but I would still play occasionally whenever I get the time, in park or parking lot wherever it might be. I cleared Group -I of IPCC in first attempt but then the accident happened, another football injury which tore my ACL and shattered the meniscus, the latter of which was discovered on the operating table, few post-operation complications and the discovery of more injuries on the table significantly extended the required recovery period, delaying my career by at least a year. As time went by and a couple failed attempts at the other group followed, my career got delayed even more resulting stress and confusion all the while I was not medically allowed to do the one thing that could give me some calm.It came to a point where I had to change, to switch or risk being stuck where I was. I decided to switch, to try something else and leave what I was doing behind. It wasn’t easy as it came with a lot of stigma, uncertainty and confusion and also fear as I was switching from a course where the probability of success was very low to something equally competitive, but it was necessary to be where I am today, to get a new opportunity and start again, also to stop playing football to avoid any further injuries which could jeopardize my present and hamper my future. I never paid heed to any of the concerns my record of constant injuries posed but it was time to hang up the boots. Even after undergoing 3 major surgeries of the same leg, that pain still isn’t close enough to the pain I felt when I took the decision of leaving.It may not seem much to most of the people but leaving what you love for the better good while dealing with a career derailment is difficult thing to handle. It takes a lot to take everything on the chin and keep moving forward. It’s a challenge which I faced head on.
Born in a modest family in Kolkata, if there has been one challenge that has been a constant supporter, it will be the financial condition of the family. No, I did not belong to a BPL family or had faced any of the extreme challenges that they face. I belong to a lower-middle class family. My parents have always ensured to do their best to offer a smooth lifestyle for me. This is one challenge that an illogical and over-sensitive boy back in school had created for himself, more in his mind than in reality. Or maybe, it was actually as real as could be....? All I know is that it has been one strong competitor, loyal to have stuck around for so long.
