The Uncommon Commoner - Bobby Sinha, NMIMS Mumbai
How I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in life so far?
How I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in life so far?
Aditya Birla has had an everlasting presence in my life ever since childhood. ABG has various brands under its umbrella which has been part of my life’s transition from a child to teenage to a working individual and finally as I currently embark on my journey to be a future leader. One of the areas where ABG has made me feel it’s extravagant presence has been in my home. You might be wondering how? Well it has been through one of their most popular brands Ultra-tech Cement. Home is the place where I have grown up and where my most precious memories harbour. Specially for me I have spent 25 years of my life at my home the spectrum of emotions have been huge from heart-breaking ones to joyous ones- both of which has brought tears to my eyes. Home is never a place it’s a feeling and Aditya Birla has contributed a major way in ensuring that this feeling stays in my life forever. Another subsidiary of ABG that has been having an impact since a long time is Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited. ABGFRL has a lot of brands under it such as Van Heusen , Allen Solly, Peter England, Forever 21, Louis Philippe. Out of these brands I have been using some since teenage years and after joining MBA I have shifted to rest of the brands. Since the teenage years I have mainly used the brand Forever 21 in various spheres of my life. This brand has stayed with me since the time I transitioned from an teenager to a working woman (Forever 21) to an MBA student (Allen Solly , Van Heusen) . I still remember the day when I got shortlisted for interview to NMIMS and I decided to buy a blazer. The first brand that caught my eye had been Allen Solly and when I wore the blazer I could feel a surge of confidence in my veins and at that moment I felt I am ready for the world. As they say every first is always special , hence Allen Solly always holds a special place in my life. Not only this I remember that I wore this brand when I got an internship in my dream company. Once again ABG has created another special memory for me and I wish in future it continues to do so as I get to live my dream of being a future leader.
Andre Gide once said, “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” My life has been an insatiable journey, from pursuing a job in Excise and Customs to studying at my dream B-school IIFT, I have loved it all. Juggling between the gruelling departmental training and preparing for interviews, it was an enriching experience altogether.
How Have I Made An Impact?
People spend their whole lives being jealous of other’s achievements, always complaining about circumstances, blaming luck for not being able to succeed. And I was no different. But you can’t unsee the truth when you have seen it so close.
Everyone goes through some challenging phases in his life and I have had my fair share of them. I have always been inclined towards academics and being on top of my class. That ambition came with some difficult choices to make, for example, between studies and my passion for music. My health has also not supported me every step of the way.
Draw strength from your battles and you’ll never be weak again!!!