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15 July, 2019

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Dreams that matter today. -Aaryav Anand (IIM RANCHI)

Such is the trust of the "Power of Five " Values which Aditya Birla Group carries in all its offerings that today when an Indian Mom in some far part of India packs food for his little Kid ready to take his first Big Step in life she trusts on none other than Freshwrap. The same trust in Aditya Birla Capital helps us to plan for the bigger things in life some planned and some totally unplanned and sad.

Our values provide us with our roots and they provide us with our wings.

- Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla

These wings have given the group a reach to 35 countries with around 120000 people getting their Bread and Butter from ABG Group and millions of others getting impacted indirectly.

Who are we? Indians!

What do we want? Olympic medals!

How about excelling your own kid in a sport? "Pehle usse engineer toh banne do!"

But it was surely not my thing.

This joke is something that almost all of us coming from middle-class families can easily relate to. Being someone coming from a modest middle-class background and for someone who has been doing pretty well in academics, even a thought of choosing something other than engineering or a Medicine as a career is assumed a crime. But I had different dreams being someone who got excited every time he heard of an entrepreneurial venture, going for engineering was not a dream option at all. After struggling to prepare to get into the elite IITian club for two years and nearly making it . The revolutionary finally took birth inside me. The decision to get admitted to a course which none of my friends or family had heard of was really a challenge but I had decided to take it .

This small-town boy was also dreaming of doing something different in some other part of India after more than 150 years of when Seth Shiv Narayan Birla started the Aditya Birla Group.

The process of convincing parents and the extended family to allow me to go for a course in the field of management was not as easy as expected though the course was one of the best in its field in India. The wave of emotions and dreams that they had seen for me though for my betterment were too big to ignore. But whenever I fall in such situations there is someone who always urges me to listen to my heart without listening to the world and he is none other than my father. He was the only person who stood by me and one who recognized that I had different dreams in life. I had no option to look for a reserved ticket as I was supposed to report the day after tomorrow and for someone coming from Bihar, getting a ticket for Delhi for the very next day was unmanageable. I had made my mind that I will travel anyhow by maybe sitting near the gate perhaps luck was in my favor that day. The person who had booked the seat where I had kept my luggage didn't come and I somehow negotiated with the TTE to get that seat on a train which was overloaded with people on wait-listed tickets.

The situation which I faced and many of us had faced when deciding on career options forced me to work on solving this problem for other students with few friends of mine through a venture during my undergraduate degree. Though it was not a big success, it taught me some immeasurable lessons in business which will surely help me whenever I start any venture again. At last, a quote which I follow in life and which has helped me overcome many big obstacles in life.

"Never say, I can't" because "you always can" and "you will".

Comments

Vishal Agrawal

Enthusiast about knowledge. Seldom indulges in sketching. Shopaholic.

Nicely written.

18 Jul 2019, 11.40 PM

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Aaryav Anand

Aaryav Anand is a startup enthusiast and a strong believer in the fact that entrepreneurial ideas and innovation can solve the bigger problems of the world. He has a good understanding of solving ground-level problems which have developed because of his entrepreneurial journey with different Startups working to solve ground level problems in India.

Thanks

19 Jul 2019, 08.00 AM |

Nishant Choudhary

Commendable

19 Jul 2019, 05.39 AM

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Aaryav Anand

Thanks Sir

19 Jul 2019, 08.00 AM |

NAMAN DADHICH

Naman Dadhich basically hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan. But he has completed his education from various cities like Kolkata, Jaipur, Silvassa, Mumbai, Kota and Dhanbad. He is currently pursuing MBA from IIM Ranchi. He is a sports enthusiastic and a novice singer who loves to perform at family events.

good job buddy

19 Jul 2019, 04.40 PM

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Aaryav Anand

thanks

19 Jul 2019, 08.52 PM |

Kavya Barnadhya Hazarika

Kavya Barnadhya Hazarika is currently pursuing an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. He did his graduation in Computer Science Engineering from Tezpur Central University, Assam.

Aaryav good job out there!

19 Jul 2019, 07.40 PM

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Aaryav Anand

Thanks

20 Jul 2019, 12.13 PM |

VINOTH KUMAR N N

Vinoth Kumar N N MBA 2019-21 Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi

Good one!!

19 Jul 2019, 08.03 PM

Suraj Singh

I am an avid reader

Very well Written aaryav..keep it up!!

19 Jul 2019, 08.23 PM

Tuhin Subhra Samanta

A dreamer, a believer, an achiever

Very well written. Nicely articulated.

19 Jul 2019, 08.24 PM

Srishti .

Srishti (IIM Ranchi)

Well written!

19 Jul 2019, 08.39 PM

Sophiya Satpathy

MBA 1st year Student || Novice Writer || Glass Painter || Enthusiast Photographer.

Good One.

19 Jul 2019, 09.08 PM

Manorama (Manu)

I am a Digital-Maniac who continuously strives to study the best marketers in this era of AI and ML. I keep a hand on web analytics tools to study the market leaders and challengers —I aspire to become an experienced and highly skilled sales executive and marketer.

what an inspiration!

19 Jul 2019, 09.20 PM

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Aaryav Anand

Thanks

20 Jul 2019, 06.29 AM |

Pallavi Roy

PGP student at IIM, Ranchi, Batch of 2019-21. Former Application Developer at Oracle Financial Services Software limited.

Very well written!

19 Jul 2019, 09.40 PM

Leela Prasad Gedela

Leela Prasad Gedela, IIM Ranchi.

Nice Article

19 Jul 2019, 09.41 PM

Ekta garg

I am PGP student at IIM Ranchi. I am ambitious and hardworking. I am cooperative and adjustable and get along with people really well.

Nice

19 Jul 2019, 09.58 PM

SREEVATSA B

I am a student of IIM Ranchi batch 2019-21. MBA was always a dream and pursuing it currently from IIM Ranchi is a dream come true.

Good one..!!

19 Jul 2019, 10.08 PM

DEBAYAN GHOSHDASTIDAR

Debayan Ghoshdastidar is a current first year student of IIM Ranchi. He did his BE from BIT Mesra. He is a finance enthusiast and has a CFA L1. Trying to make sense of MBA and life.

Beautifully written

19 Jul 2019, 10.19 PM

Mukul Sharma

I am creative person with artistic inclinations. I am a painter, an illustrator and a tattoo designer, and have achieved this through study and rigorous practice. I am also a voracious reader of a spectrum of subjects starting from psychology to down to politics, and constantly like to expose myself to new ideas. I believe the depth of the character is an evidence of the quality of life lived. My value systems have been molded by art and literature and have deeply religious undertones.

Great life story

19 Jul 2019, 10.48 PM

Arijeet Debnath

Well written!

19 Jul 2019, 11.02 PM

Tanay Agrawal

I am pursuing MBA at IIM Ranchi. I seek a career in the field of Finance. I am awaiting the results of CFA Level 2. I am passionate about writing.

Wow!

19 Jul 2019, 11.06 PM

Shruthi Chatla

Well written

19 Jul 2019, 11.23 PM

LOKESH .

Graduated from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University . I am an Athlete and always ready to run .

well written ... keep it up !!

19 Jul 2019, 11.27 PM

SUBHAM AGRAWAL

Subham Sekhar Agrawal, PGDM(2019-21) Student, IIM Ranchi

Good articulation...

19 Jul 2019, 11.32 PM

VANISHA DEV D S

Vanisha Dev D S, MBA(2019-2021), IIM Ranchi An ardent and an optimistic sapien

Very well written

20 Jul 2019, 12.00 AM

Rakhi Mittal

I am quite passionate about my work and thrive to excel in the challenges that comes in my way. I tend to self-motivate myself. I am more of a creative person and loves to take risk. In my work ex, I had been constant in gaining new skills and keep myself updated to perform better.

Well Said !

20 Jul 2019, 12.16 AM

Ananya Das

MBA student at IIM Ranchi || Bibliophile || Public Speaker

Well written

20 Jul 2019, 12.59 AM

Gopinath M

M.Gopinath MBA from IIM Ranchi - Batch 2019-21 A free spirit, who loves to travel. If a door doesn't open when knocked, then break it. Hustle, More Hustle, Achieve...

Nice Work !

20 Jul 2019, 01.10 AM

Shaurya Shaktiman

Shaurya Shaktiman MBA 2019-2021, IIM Ranchi

This article is a really interesting read. Congratulations.

20 Jul 2019, 03.48 AM

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Aaryav Anand

Thanks

20 Jul 2019, 06.29 AM |

Chandni Sinha

I am Chandni Kumari Sinha, a MBA student of Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi.

good one...

20 Jul 2019, 06.27 AM

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Aaryav Anand

Thanks

20 Jul 2019, 06.28 AM |

Vaibhav darshe

Sports Enthusiast Anime Fan

Good one

20 Jul 2019, 07.45 AM

Manorama (Manu)

Amazing job buddy.

20 Jul 2019, 09.18 AM

Progya Paromita Mondal

Thinking analytically gives me pleasure and I love solving puzzles. And I spent quite a lot of time with sudokus.

Nicely written Aaryav !

20 Jul 2019, 10.07 AM

prasanta saiba

Coming primary from an Engineering background with a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Pursuing a course of MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. A resident of Siliguri, District of Darjeeling, worked as a Data Analyst in Ipsos Research, Bangalore. Down to Earth person having an out of the box approach for solving problems and scenarios.

Foot note is damn good

20 Jul 2019, 10.58 AM