Aditya Birla Group - My Saviour At All Times! - Umang Choudhary, MDI Gurgaon
“Always deliver more than expected”- Larry Page
“Always deliver more than expected”- Larry Page
The timeline goes back to more than 150 years when the group was founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla in 1857. From cotton trading in Pilani, Rajasthan to operations in more than 11 business sectors in 34 countries across 5 continents, the group has made marvelous progress. Overseas operations forming more than 50% of revenue speaks for itself.
Why Aditya Birla Group Is Big In My Life ?
A. Why Aditya Birla Group is big in my life?
Aditya Birla Group, indeed one of the India's biggest conglomerate with its umbrella reach in wide area of sectors, making almost every Indian somehow connected with ABG in one way or the other.
“Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.”
It is 1857, and the British rule over undivided India is witnessing the Sepoy Mutiny. The seeds of “The Idea of India” has burgeoned in the people. In a town named Pilani (State of Rajasthan) is a man – Seth Shiv Narayan Birla who sees financial independence as a precedent and prerequisite to national independence. He establishes a cotton trading business to do his bit in contributing to India’s growth and over the last 162 years since its formation, the Birla Group has been Connected with India, reaching lives at the roots, and the group has bolstered its name and fame with its contribution to Connect India with the world. The group is now a US $ 44.3 billion behemoth with operations spread over 34 countries and employees from 42 nationalities.
I was born and brought up in a small town in Rajasthan. I always had an urge that I would move far away from home for education and job. The journey began after matriculation, when I moved to Kota for my further studies. Life was tough and busy there, as I was preparing for JEE. This is the story of most of us people, as at least 11 lakh students appear for JEE Mains every year. The food was horrible, the room I stayed in wasn’t up to the mark and most importantly I was struggling to strike balance between school and coaching institute. I felt lost and doubted on my abilities. However, I was still able to cope up and that made me strong in initial stages of my career, which helped me gain confidence and I still keep that along. Not always, things remain rosy though, I had a tough time again in 12th, my marks nosedived, and I was plummeting in ranks. The road seemed tough, and it indeed turned out to be. I could not clear JEE and what remained in front of me was AIEEE (currently JEE Mains). I decided to not to leave any stone unturned. I challenged myself up and went an extra mile to achieve the same. I passed with flying colors, I was ranked amongst Top 6000 and I was sure to get at least a NIT, if not IIT. I did not want to lose a year again to take a drop and prepare again. I got admission at NIT Bhopal.