Founded in 1857 by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla, Aditya Birla Group (ABG) has gone up to become the third largest Indian Private sector conglomerate and has touched almost every Indian's life in one way or the other. Same is the case with me.
Today I am a student of one of India’s premier B-schools. It may not be a big deal for many people but for someone like me who comes from a very small town this is nothing less than a dream coming true. But being from a small town with a population of just two and a half lac I never felt that I was any low than any other student form a tier one city. I had all those things to me that a kid would want, to pursue his/her dream career. But what is it that has helped me come here is a question that arises in my head always and when I look back for answers I realize it is nothing but my schooling that has put a strong foundation in my educational career. A good school and an even better education accompanied by one of the best teachers and resources is something that every individual wishes to have and I have had this luxury. I am a proud alumni of THE ADITYA BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL. As they say, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, ADITYA BIRLA GROUP is not only changing the world by being a leader in terms of industrial revolution and bringing new technologies to youth but is also helping millions of youth like me to establish themselves in today’s competitive world with probably one of the best educational institutes in the country. #abg_family #proud_adityan #abps.
From a very young age I was interested in the share market as I always saw my father switch on the TV sharp at 9:15 am and do a few trades before leaving for his office. He was not a professional trader, so more often than not we used to suffer losses. Sometimes the losses were huge but the best thing was my father did not give up. He learnt from his mistakes and tried not to repeat them. I tried to inculcate this habit in me.
They say you cannot be successful if you haven't failed. Well, since I am on my path to success, let me put forward a few failures that let me down at some point of time. But hey! here I am, writing to you, hoping to be a part of your organisation and share my success story a few years down the line.
The Aditya Birla Group, the giant multinational conglomerate just like the Sun, energises and inspires us in innumerable ways. It motivates young management aspirants like me to put it in the best of our efforts and transform into great leaders of tomorrow. Like millions of people around the globe my life is too enhanced by the many innovative and high quality products and services of the group everyday. From the Ultratech Cements that has built our nation (homes,schools and a lot more)and holds it together with its strength to the clothes (Madura Fashion & Lifestyle) that we wear everyday, it is hard to ignore the presence of the group in our daily lives.
Taking a trip down the memory lane, I realise that my connection with the Aditya Birla Group started at the age of 16, when the aspiration of securing an admission in Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani started sprouting up in me. However, the life hasn’t gone the way I wanted. It took me the way it wanted. I didn’t have the courage to repeat another year and pursue my dream back then. Hence I had to subside my dream with at most despair and pursued my engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University.
‘Why aren’t we provided with a male technician/product specialist for support activities? How can I talk to some male members in your team?’ – The initial shock of being advised by a female soon turned out to such blunt questions. I had worked as the Engineer – Product Management, in a social enterprise which manufactures and sells simulators for skill training. Our mainstream products were welding and spray-painting simulators – both of which are majorly male dominated sectors of employment. Though the simulators are made with the latest technology platforms like eXtended Reality, being a product management engineer, I had taken one step ahead to learn the respective domains of welding and spray-painting to give a holistic experience to the users. This included learning both theory and hands-on welding/painting and engaging with clients to understand the trainer’s/trainee’s perspectives. It was during such visits that I constantly used to get clear misogynist comments, even from well respected trainers and/or officials. Furthermore, most client sites – automobile industries / shop floors did not even have restrooms for women inside the building. That is when I realised the extent of prevalence of gender inequality in India despite the innumerable initiatives for women empowerment. Consistent frowns from customers regarding the gender of the technical assistant (and only the gender!) resulted in inculcating more perseverance in myself. I soon started volunteering to visit more and more industries, at times alone, or at times accompanied by colleagues. And I personally requested to also be part of the Customer Support team. Thus, for a long time, I was the only point of contact for many major clients of the company. It was during this long stint that I was able to win my battle of changing the common notions of workers in the hard skill sector. Though it started off with many bad experiences, frowns and dissatisfaction, upon being perseverant and constantly improving myself and my skill sets, I was finally able to achieve the unbelievable – gain their trust and getting them to accept skills based on objective benchmarks. This included convincing them on technical aspects of Welding/Painting in a detailed and deep manner, and sometimes even challenging them assertively. By the time I left the company to pursue my higher studies, I had visited atleast 12+ industries in and around India and held the responsibility of account ownership for 5 biggest clients of the company. Further ahead, this entire venture earned me the biggest achievement in my life so far – I was chosen as ‘one of the 45 eminent women who made an impact in their career’ by the National Skills Network, in March 2019. It was awarded as a token of appreciation for my contributions, as a woman, in lifting the common perceptions in the welding industry.
Founded in 1857 by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla, Aditya Birla Group (ABG) has gone up to become the third largest Indian Private sector conglomerate and has touched almost every Indian's life in one way or the other. Same is the case with me.
Today I am a student of one of India’s premier B-schools. It may not be a big deal for many people but for someone like me who comes from a very small town this is nothing less than a dream coming true. But being from a small town with a population of just two and a half lac I never felt that I was any low than any other student form a tier one city. I had all those things to me that a kid would want, to pursue his/her dream career. But what is it that has helped me come here is a question that arises in my head always and when I look back for answers I realize it is nothing but my schooling that has put a strong foundation in my educational career. A good school and an even better education accompanied by one of the best teachers and resources is something that every individual wishes to have and I have had this luxury. I am a proud alumni of THE ADITYA BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL. As they say, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, ADITYA BIRLA GROUP is not only changing the world by being a leader in terms of industrial revolution and bringing new technologies to youth but is also helping millions of youth like me to establish themselves in today’s competitive world with probably one of the best educational institutes in the country. #abg_family #proud_adityan #abps.
From a very young age I was interested in the share market as I always saw my father switch on the TV sharp at 9:15 am and do a few trades before leaving for his office. He was not a professional trader, so more often than not we used to suffer losses. Sometimes the losses were huge but the best thing was my father did not give up. He learnt from his mistakes and tried not to repeat them. I tried to inculcate this habit in me.
They say you cannot be successful if you haven't failed. Well, since I am on my path to success, let me put forward a few failures that let me down at some point of time. But hey! here I am, writing to you, hoping to be a part of your organisation and share my success story a few years down the line.
The Aditya Birla Group, the giant multinational conglomerate just like the Sun, energises and inspires us in innumerable ways. It motivates young management aspirants like me to put it in the best of our efforts and transform into great leaders of tomorrow. Like millions of people around the globe my life is too enhanced by the many innovative and high quality products and services of the group everyday. From the Ultratech Cements that has built our nation (homes,schools and a lot more)and holds it together with its strength to the clothes (Madura Fashion & Lifestyle) that we wear everyday, it is hard to ignore the presence of the group in our daily lives.
Taking a trip down the memory lane, I realise that my connection with the Aditya Birla Group started at the age of 16, when the aspiration of securing an admission in Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani started sprouting up in me. However, the life hasn’t gone the way I wanted. It took me the way it wanted. I didn’t have the courage to repeat another year and pursue my dream back then. Hence I had to subside my dream with at most despair and pursued my engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University.
‘Why aren’t we provided with a male technician/product specialist for support activities? How can I talk to some male members in your team?’ – The initial shock of being advised by a female soon turned out to such blunt questions. I had worked as the Engineer – Product Management, in a social enterprise which manufactures and sells simulators for skill training. Our mainstream products were welding and spray-painting simulators – both of which are majorly male dominated sectors of employment. Though the simulators are made with the latest technology platforms like eXtended Reality, being a product management engineer, I had taken one step ahead to learn the respective domains of welding and spray-painting to give a holistic experience to the users. This included learning both theory and hands-on welding/painting and engaging with clients to understand the trainer’s/trainee’s perspectives. It was during such visits that I constantly used to get clear misogynist comments, even from well respected trainers and/or officials. Furthermore, most client sites – automobile industries / shop floors did not even have restrooms for women inside the building. That is when I realised the extent of prevalence of gender inequality in India despite the innumerable initiatives for women empowerment. Consistent frowns from customers regarding the gender of the technical assistant (and only the gender!) resulted in inculcating more perseverance in myself. I soon started volunteering to visit more and more industries, at times alone, or at times accompanied by colleagues. And I personally requested to also be part of the Customer Support team. Thus, for a long time, I was the only point of contact for many major clients of the company. It was during this long stint that I was able to win my battle of changing the common notions of workers in the hard skill sector. Though it started off with many bad experiences, frowns and dissatisfaction, upon being perseverant and constantly improving myself and my skill sets, I was finally able to achieve the unbelievable – gain their trust and getting them to accept skills based on objective benchmarks. This included convincing them on technical aspects of Welding/Painting in a detailed and deep manner, and sometimes even challenging them assertively. By the time I left the company to pursue my higher studies, I had visited atleast 12+ industries in and around India and held the responsibility of account ownership for 5 biggest clients of the company. Further ahead, this entire venture earned me the biggest achievement in my life so far – I was chosen as ‘one of the 45 eminent women who made an impact in their career’ by the National Skills Network, in March 2019. It was awarded as a token of appreciation for my contributions, as a woman, in lifting the common perceptions in the welding industry.
