Three Journeys, Three Lessons from a guy who has seen both the extremes – Arvind Mantri, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
Why Aditya Birla Group is big in my life
Arvind Mantri
Challenges are Vital - TAPMI
Ever since I was a child, I was never forced into activities or paths unreasonably by my parents. They had their expectation just like any other parent would but they were rational and doable. That helped me explore many things about my surroundings and learn about myself. My capabilities and shortcomings.
Vishwa Mohan
ABG for Sustainable World - TAPMI
Ever since childhood, I had been using Aditya Birla Group products, most of them unknowingly. Be it in the form of fashion products that I wear or the cement that had been used to build my home, ABG presence in my life is very evident. Post two years of work, I joined TAPMI and I had to give a presentation for Managerial Communication course about a company. The first company that came to my mind is ABG group and I had selected Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited as my company for presentation. We are a group of five to present this and I chose to discuss about the sustainability practices of the company. Then, I downloaded the annual report of the company and I was so amused to witness the kind of contributions that company is investing for a sustainable development. Company runs the sustainability programs through ReEarth campaign and I was intrigued with its vision statement – “We are committed to give back more than what we take from our eco-system”. Some of the key contributions towards sustainability development are the contribution in savings of 27.2 KWH of electricity which resulted in reduction of 2230 tCO2 through investing 9.57 crores in Energy Mission, achieving zero waste going to landfills by ensuring disposal of hazardous and e-waste through authorized vendors, recycling and reusing 54% of water through waste water recycling systems and rainwater harvesting system. My respect towards ABG group has increased manifold after glancing through their sustainability initiatives in various sectors.
MeghaShyam Ganji
Taking India to the world - ABG | Spandan Kundu, SJMSOM Mumbai
“Guess which country does the brand, Peter England or Louis Philippe belong to?”
Spandan Kundu
Aditya Birla Group vs Thanos - Rohit Dawra, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
While Avengers are fighting against Thanos, there is one more fight against him in an alternate reality without Avengers. However, his objective is different this time. Thanos has been on the mission to eradicate all business corporations. He thinks that the world was a better place before industrialization. Thanos is at Vormir. He is now ready to take the last stone, Soul Stone. Red Skull has already explained to him that he has to sacrifice someone he loves in order to gain the Stone. A soul for a soul…
Rohit Dawra
Aditya Birla Group : Improving millions of lives -- Gaurav Sagar, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
I was brought up in a village area in the lap of nature surrounded by forests and river. Being so close to nature; the only thing that I feared was the river. My village was constantly flooded during the rainy seasons and the scenes were horrific. Commute to the main city was very dangerous and this had an adverse impact on the life of the people residing in those areas. The roads were broken, and the way buses steered through these roads were nerve wrecking. It was like an accident was bound to happen.
Gaurav Sagar
My World, My Way - Disha Gupta, SJMSoM IIT Bombay
Quite palpably, our appearance has a huge role to play in the impression we leave on people’ mind and the way we are perceived in everyday life both personally and professionally. In fact, as per a national poll conducted by the Centre for Professional Excellence at York College, Pennsylvania, appearance ranked second only to communication for qualities most often associated with professionalism. Although many organisations today promote casual dressing, I believe that dressing formally at work, not only creates a positive visual image but it also helps boosts self-confidence by reinforcing ones skills and qualities in the eyes of their employer, co-workers and clients. Aditya Birla’s Allen Solly was my go to brand during my three years of professional career at Deloitte Consulting. I love the their garments sit on my body. My sense of dressing was often complemented by my seniors and peers at workplace. The plethora of colours and fabric patterns offered in their professional clothing range makes one spoiled for choice.Over the years, Allen Solly has been credited to transform the dressing lifestyles of professionals in India by providing them an opportunity to make a fashion statement at work. It has progressed swiftly in the past years, and has accomplished a proximate position in the highly competitive readymade market within a short span of time. It has also ventured into kid’s apparels (“Allen Solly Junior”) and accessories. The idea of Friday dressing at workplace has been revolutionized by this brand.Its tagline “My World My Way”, resonates with every professional.SJMSOM - Drive to make an ImpactComing from a traditional Marwari household, doing a job and enrolling for an MBA programme was a huge challenge for me. As a child, I had always aspired to be an independent working women. I have always seen my mother asking my father for money if she needed to buy anything. It was never that my father refused her for anything, I never liked the idea of being dependent on someone husband/father for finances. However, my relatives and grandparents, due to their orthodox roots were never supportive of my ideas and beliefs. Despite huge family pressure and tensions at home, I got to do a job after I finished my graduation. However, I still lacked financial independence. Apart from doing my regular job at office, there were times I was asked to attend client meetings and networking dinners outside my workplace for which I was never given permission at home. This I believe has caused a huge setback to my career.My thought of doing masters was not welcomed by my family. It took me a while to convince them. In college, I was extremely good at my academics, and had managed to secure first place in my university. I had a passion to learn more about some of my engineering subjects and wanted to do an M.S degree from a reputed university abroad. My family refused point blank. It took me a while to convince them for an MBA degree. They eventually agreed for it as long as I would be staying in my hometown Hyderabad. It took me a lot of time to convince them of staying in a different city to pursue my MBA. All my hard-work paid off eventually, and I got through School of Management, IIT Bombay.
Disha Gupta
Three Journeys, Three Lessons from a guy who has seen both the extremes – Arvind Mantri, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
Why Aditya Birla Group is big in my life
Arvind Mantri
Challenges are Vital - TAPMI
Ever since I was a child, I was never forced into activities or paths unreasonably by my parents. They had their expectation just like any other parent would but they were rational and doable. That helped me explore many things about my surroundings and learn about myself. My capabilities and shortcomings.
Vishwa Mohan
ABG for Sustainable World - TAPMI
Ever since childhood, I had been using Aditya Birla Group products, most of them unknowingly. Be it in the form of fashion products that I wear or the cement that had been used to build my home, ABG presence in my life is very evident. Post two years of work, I joined TAPMI and I had to give a presentation for Managerial Communication course about a company. The first company that came to my mind is ABG group and I had selected Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited as my company for presentation. We are a group of five to present this and I chose to discuss about the sustainability practices of the company. Then, I downloaded the annual report of the company and I was so amused to witness the kind of contributions that company is investing for a sustainable development. Company runs the sustainability programs through ReEarth campaign and I was intrigued with its vision statement – “We are committed to give back more than what we take from our eco-system”. Some of the key contributions towards sustainability development are the contribution in savings of 27.2 KWH of electricity which resulted in reduction of 2230 tCO2 through investing 9.57 crores in Energy Mission, achieving zero waste going to landfills by ensuring disposal of hazardous and e-waste through authorized vendors, recycling and reusing 54% of water through waste water recycling systems and rainwater harvesting system. My respect towards ABG group has increased manifold after glancing through their sustainability initiatives in various sectors.
MeghaShyam Ganji
Taking India to the world - ABG | Spandan Kundu, SJMSOM Mumbai
“Guess which country does the brand, Peter England or Louis Philippe belong to?”
Spandan Kundu
Aditya Birla Group vs Thanos - Rohit Dawra, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
While Avengers are fighting against Thanos, there is one more fight against him in an alternate reality without Avengers. However, his objective is different this time. Thanos has been on the mission to eradicate all business corporations. He thinks that the world was a better place before industrialization. Thanos is at Vormir. He is now ready to take the last stone, Soul Stone. Red Skull has already explained to him that he has to sacrifice someone he loves in order to gain the Stone. A soul for a soul…
Rohit Dawra
Aditya Birla Group : Improving millions of lives -- Gaurav Sagar, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
I was brought up in a village area in the lap of nature surrounded by forests and river. Being so close to nature; the only thing that I feared was the river. My village was constantly flooded during the rainy seasons and the scenes were horrific. Commute to the main city was very dangerous and this had an adverse impact on the life of the people residing in those areas. The roads were broken, and the way buses steered through these roads were nerve wrecking. It was like an accident was bound to happen.
Gaurav Sagar
My World, My Way - Disha Gupta, SJMSoM IIT Bombay
Quite palpably, our appearance has a huge role to play in the impression we leave on people’ mind and the way we are perceived in everyday life both personally and professionally. In fact, as per a national poll conducted by the Centre for Professional Excellence at York College, Pennsylvania, appearance ranked second only to communication for qualities most often associated with professionalism. Although many organisations today promote casual dressing, I believe that dressing formally at work, not only creates a positive visual image but it also helps boosts self-confidence by reinforcing ones skills and qualities in the eyes of their employer, co-workers and clients. Aditya Birla’s Allen Solly was my go to brand during my three years of professional career at Deloitte Consulting. I love the their garments sit on my body. My sense of dressing was often complemented by my seniors and peers at workplace. The plethora of colours and fabric patterns offered in their professional clothing range makes one spoiled for choice.Over the years, Allen Solly has been credited to transform the dressing lifestyles of professionals in India by providing them an opportunity to make a fashion statement at work. It has progressed swiftly in the past years, and has accomplished a proximate position in the highly competitive readymade market within a short span of time. It has also ventured into kid’s apparels (“Allen Solly Junior”) and accessories. The idea of Friday dressing at workplace has been revolutionized by this brand.Its tagline “My World My Way”, resonates with every professional.SJMSOM - Drive to make an ImpactComing from a traditional Marwari household, doing a job and enrolling for an MBA programme was a huge challenge for me. As a child, I had always aspired to be an independent working women. I have always seen my mother asking my father for money if she needed to buy anything. It was never that my father refused her for anything, I never liked the idea of being dependent on someone husband/father for finances. However, my relatives and grandparents, due to their orthodox roots were never supportive of my ideas and beliefs. Despite huge family pressure and tensions at home, I got to do a job after I finished my graduation. However, I still lacked financial independence. Apart from doing my regular job at office, there were times I was asked to attend client meetings and networking dinners outside my workplace for which I was never given permission at home. This I believe has caused a huge setback to my career.My thought of doing masters was not welcomed by my family. It took me a while to convince them. In college, I was extremely good at my academics, and had managed to secure first place in my university. I had a passion to learn more about some of my engineering subjects and wanted to do an M.S degree from a reputed university abroad. My family refused point blank. It took me a while to convince them for an MBA degree. They eventually agreed for it as long as I would be staying in my hometown Hyderabad. It took me a lot of time to convince them of staying in a different city to pursue my MBA. All my hard-work paid off eventually, and I got through School of Management, IIT Bombay.
Disha Gupta