Life is not a bed of roses, in fact it has a series of hardships , problems and heartbreaks in its path. What is more important is how an individual overcomes them and fulfill his dreams and desires. Today I am going to take you through my story. I belong to a middle class family in the City of Joy, Kolkata. As the only child of my parents, I was pampered from childhood especially by my mother. My mother was very caring and even gave up her career to ensure I get a good upbringing and focus on my studies. I do not like to study much and for that I received several thrashing from my mother. I was also an introvert who felt shy in interacting with others. While other batchmates had lots of friends in school, I had very very few of them. When I completed my 12th and joined B.Tech, I broke my leg in first year. I was in bed rest for nearly 2 months and my new friends in college whom I hardly knew helped me a lot. I started interacting with them and realised that I can be friendly, I can come out of my introvert nature. I decided to join the public speaking classes of my college and that helped me a lot . I stood for the council elections in 2nd year and won by a huge margin. I was a Class Reperesentative now. I completed my B.Tech and joined TCS and within 2 months, another mishap happened. I was in Ahmedabad during my TCS training when I received the news that my mother succumbed to injuries in a car accident. I was shocked but did not react . I did not let my sorrows vent out, though I felt from inside. I realised its more important to stand by my father who was shattered due to guilt as he was driving the car. After a few days, everything started becoming normal . My father told me my mom always wanted me to pursue MBA. I started preparing alongside my job and finally got admited to TAPMI in 2018. I realized that it is very important to stay strong and determined amidst all the problems in life. I hope I have two great years at TAPMI and get into a company I dream of in a dream role.
T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal