In the year 2017, I graduated from engineering college and was introduced to the professional world in July 2017. Having secured a job offer from campus-placement, I had no idea of hardships that people sustained to land a job in the corporate industry. My education had prepared me academically, but I lacked in the real-world application of the concepts.
“They said the sky is the limit and I said don’t worry, I’ll fly higher!”
India has always been a land of trade and very few organizations have a history that is linked to both evolution and contribution of the same. Aditya Birla group is one of those pristine organizations that has foresaw and sustained such dynamic changes from the year 1857. With a diverse portfolio in terms of business domains, I would like to particularly share my experiences with the various domains.
Once my father said to me “There is always an opportunity in every calamity”, and this statement resonated with me during the harshest times of my life. My new startup was not doing well, many subjects in college was also in a backlog and the icing on this cake which was about to blast on my face was I had just 6 months to get all this together. With that quote in my head and hope in my heart, I gave it everything. In my startup my team and I started putting more focus on the customer, trying to understand what they want and how do they see this startup adding more value to them. Back in college, I started focusing more on the classes and going after classes with the professors to understand the electronics concepts better. This hectic lifestyle was difficult to cope up with and there were plenty of people to help me with it, so at the end of 6 months I had the results, I had passed my engineering with flying colors and my startup was also doing well with new customers coming in from referrals from our old customers. With this phase of life behind me, I started thinking of doing something big, something that will push the limits of what is possible for me. With that I sold my startup to my friend who worked with me and started applying for Business Schools all around India, this endeavor was going to be a long one as the schools not only had written test but also personal interviews. So to go into battle for my B-school interview I looked forward to the only company I trust “Aditya Birla Group”, the range of Van Heusen was best for the occasion. The realization that I will have that same familiar caring and looking out for you feeling gave me immense confidence in the interview. And with this, I could see that it was a start of a new era, and looking back at how everything turned out and the thought that a calamity can be turned around into an opportunity turned out to be TRUE.
One of the most difficult thing that a person have to do in their life is to face their fears, challenge themselves to become a better person & achieve their ambitions.
A middle-class upbringing in a small town in Bihar, had its own advantages. With my father in government service, life was literally a journey, because we moved frequently due to his transferable job. The upshot was that I turned out to be extremely resilient and adaptable. I developed strong survival instincts, innate courage and alacrity of thought, even averting a train robbery once.I have also learnt to struggle and stay determined in different circumstances. I didn’t give up after the Joint Entrance Examination and after joining the engineering college I kept working on fundamentals of the subjects. And consequently this helped me in getting through a big opportunity in a hundred year old company, TATA Power. After completing Engineering, I began my career with India’s leading business house, Tata Power, where I was hired as a GET and posted to one of its power plants in Odisha. As a trainee, I was actively involved in the regular maintenance activities of the plant and spotted some abnormal vibrations in critical plant equipment. Directing senior workmen to inspect the unusual occurrence, I discovered, to my surprise, that a small part of the machine had worn off and required immediate replacement. Coordinating with the team members, I was able to arrange for the part required from the tool workshop at short notice and get the same replaced. This not only averted a major loss of operational time, but also gave me the confidence to act promptly and effectively in a crisis, and leverage diverse sets of stakeholders, in collaborative and focused manner.The complex nature of operations in the power plants habituated me to the expectations of operational excellence and gave me vital grooming in Project Management. It was one of my responsibilities to ensure the safety of workers. Once again, my acute powers of observation and instinct for prompt action helped avert a major safety incident in the boiler area of the plant, preventing loss of life and money. This experience consolidated my strengths, making me adept at taking ownership under challenging circumstances.The intuitive leadership traits that I acquired within the demanding environs of the power plant and the professional acumen that I gained from discharging heavy responsibilities with aplomb, has been enriched further with the help of collective experience of the TAPMI community. I have learnt and shared some key insights with people and operations department by participating in different events like “Ops Diaries” and other platforms provided by different committees of the college.
Part A - In today’s world of globalization, being surrounded by an enormous number of brands and companies, it is difficult to point out indigenous players in the market. However, Aditya Birla Group is not a name unheard of in Indian households, being the third largest conglomerate in India. Some of the ones closest to me are Idea cellular, Pantaloons and UltraTech cement. To me, each of these names are synonymous to the trust and reliability that resonates with the heart of millions around the world. They make their presence felt in my everyday life in various forms, be it the clothes I wear, my communications, the buildings around me and my finances. Their international presence also significantly contributes to the income of the country. Delving deep into their offerings I realized the massiveness of their presence in my life. Their fashion portfolio caters to a wide variety of segments. Having admired the Bandra-Worli sea link during my past one year at Mumbai cements that trust in me. Ranging from the aluminium in my smartphone, the trains that I travel in to the electricity in my home. Their efforts to uplift the society, providing food, education and medical services to villages working alongside the government as well as uplifting the women in the country and giving them the confidence to earn their own living is a boon to the nation. Getting to know the role ABG plays in my life leaves me with nothing but wonder and makes me realize how big is BIG! It is a source of inspiration to the whole world.
Founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla in 1857, the group has interests in viscose staple fibre, metals, cement (largest in India), viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilisers, insulators, financial services, telecom, BPO and IT services.
In the year 2017, I graduated from engineering college and was introduced to the professional world in July 2017. Having secured a job offer from campus-placement, I had no idea of hardships that people sustained to land a job in the corporate industry. My education had prepared me academically, but I lacked in the real-world application of the concepts.
“They said the sky is the limit and I said don’t worry, I’ll fly higher!”
India has always been a land of trade and very few organizations have a history that is linked to both evolution and contribution of the same. Aditya Birla group is one of those pristine organizations that has foresaw and sustained such dynamic changes from the year 1857. With a diverse portfolio in terms of business domains, I would like to particularly share my experiences with the various domains.
Once my father said to me “There is always an opportunity in every calamity”, and this statement resonated with me during the harshest times of my life. My new startup was not doing well, many subjects in college was also in a backlog and the icing on this cake which was about to blast on my face was I had just 6 months to get all this together. With that quote in my head and hope in my heart, I gave it everything. In my startup my team and I started putting more focus on the customer, trying to understand what they want and how do they see this startup adding more value to them. Back in college, I started focusing more on the classes and going after classes with the professors to understand the electronics concepts better. This hectic lifestyle was difficult to cope up with and there were plenty of people to help me with it, so at the end of 6 months I had the results, I had passed my engineering with flying colors and my startup was also doing well with new customers coming in from referrals from our old customers. With this phase of life behind me, I started thinking of doing something big, something that will push the limits of what is possible for me. With that I sold my startup to my friend who worked with me and started applying for Business Schools all around India, this endeavor was going to be a long one as the schools not only had written test but also personal interviews. So to go into battle for my B-school interview I looked forward to the only company I trust “Aditya Birla Group”, the range of Van Heusen was best for the occasion. The realization that I will have that same familiar caring and looking out for you feeling gave me immense confidence in the interview. And with this, I could see that it was a start of a new era, and looking back at how everything turned out and the thought that a calamity can be turned around into an opportunity turned out to be TRUE.
One of the most difficult thing that a person have to do in their life is to face their fears, challenge themselves to become a better person & achieve their ambitions.
A middle-class upbringing in a small town in Bihar, had its own advantages. With my father in government service, life was literally a journey, because we moved frequently due to his transferable job. The upshot was that I turned out to be extremely resilient and adaptable. I developed strong survival instincts, innate courage and alacrity of thought, even averting a train robbery once.I have also learnt to struggle and stay determined in different circumstances. I didn’t give up after the Joint Entrance Examination and after joining the engineering college I kept working on fundamentals of the subjects. And consequently this helped me in getting through a big opportunity in a hundred year old company, TATA Power. After completing Engineering, I began my career with India’s leading business house, Tata Power, where I was hired as a GET and posted to one of its power plants in Odisha. As a trainee, I was actively involved in the regular maintenance activities of the plant and spotted some abnormal vibrations in critical plant equipment. Directing senior workmen to inspect the unusual occurrence, I discovered, to my surprise, that a small part of the machine had worn off and required immediate replacement. Coordinating with the team members, I was able to arrange for the part required from the tool workshop at short notice and get the same replaced. This not only averted a major loss of operational time, but also gave me the confidence to act promptly and effectively in a crisis, and leverage diverse sets of stakeholders, in collaborative and focused manner.The complex nature of operations in the power plants habituated me to the expectations of operational excellence and gave me vital grooming in Project Management. It was one of my responsibilities to ensure the safety of workers. Once again, my acute powers of observation and instinct for prompt action helped avert a major safety incident in the boiler area of the plant, preventing loss of life and money. This experience consolidated my strengths, making me adept at taking ownership under challenging circumstances.The intuitive leadership traits that I acquired within the demanding environs of the power plant and the professional acumen that I gained from discharging heavy responsibilities with aplomb, has been enriched further with the help of collective experience of the TAPMI community. I have learnt and shared some key insights with people and operations department by participating in different events like “Ops Diaries” and other platforms provided by different committees of the college.
Part A - In today’s world of globalization, being surrounded by an enormous number of brands and companies, it is difficult to point out indigenous players in the market. However, Aditya Birla Group is not a name unheard of in Indian households, being the third largest conglomerate in India. Some of the ones closest to me are Idea cellular, Pantaloons and UltraTech cement. To me, each of these names are synonymous to the trust and reliability that resonates with the heart of millions around the world. They make their presence felt in my everyday life in various forms, be it the clothes I wear, my communications, the buildings around me and my finances. Their international presence also significantly contributes to the income of the country. Delving deep into their offerings I realized the massiveness of their presence in my life. Their fashion portfolio caters to a wide variety of segments. Having admired the Bandra-Worli sea link during my past one year at Mumbai cements that trust in me. Ranging from the aluminium in my smartphone, the trains that I travel in to the electricity in my home. Their efforts to uplift the society, providing food, education and medical services to villages working alongside the government as well as uplifting the women in the country and giving them the confidence to earn their own living is a boon to the nation. Getting to know the role ABG plays in my life leaves me with nothing but wonder and makes me realize how big is BIG! It is a source of inspiration to the whole world.
Founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla in 1857, the group has interests in viscose staple fibre, metals, cement (largest in India), viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilisers, insulators, financial services, telecom, BPO and IT services.
