Why Aditya Birla Group is big in my life?
They say a human being is always in pursuit to fulfil needs, wants and desires. It would not be incorrect to say Aditya Birla Group has been present for me in all the three aspects. Aditya Birla Group has played a silent role in providing me with my requirements. It became Hindalco Freshwrap when I needed fresh food. It became Peter England when I was going for my first interview and wanted good quality formal apparel. It became Ralph Lauren when I desired the best polo t shirt in the world.
Aditya Birla Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate operates in 35 countries with more than 1,20,000 employees worldwide. The group was founded in 1857 by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla. Since then, it has expanded its business towards metals, cement, apparel, chemicals, fertilisers, financial services, telecom, etc. It is presently the third largest Indian private sector conglomerate. Hindalco is the world’s largest aluminium rolling company and among the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia.
I strongly believe It would be too selfish of me to write this article centring myself. Aditya Birla Group is not just big in my life, it is big for those 1,20,000 employees and their families, for every person whose home Ultra Tech has built, for every hunger for fresh food Freshwrap has satisfied, for every interview Pantaloons was present and for every smile a midday meal has brought. It is big for every Indian as the group is India’s pride.
How have you made an impact?
Everyone in his or her life faces some challenges and will face many more. I am no different. I have a dismal pre-MBA academic track record. I still dreamt of entering into an elite business school. I believed nothing can stop me if I will work hard now as I was really desperate to gain management education. I wanted to transform myself into a better person. I first gave the CAT in 2016 where I failed abysmally. I am still very grateful to CAT 2016 to show me that I have a lot to learn and how much I needed to work on myself. People preparing with me joined whatever B-school they were getting, but I had an aim, I was not willing to compromise this time on my education. I felt alone but I guess this is how life is, everyone is alone.
My college ended and I took a break year to prepare for CAT 2017. I did decent that year. I thought I might be able to join a B-school this year. I gave a lot of interviews. The final interview results came and again I was heartbroken to know I didn’t make it. Despite giving some very good interviews I was not on the final shortlist. My past was really bothering me. I felt like direction less in my life and was absolutely clueless what to do. People around me started telling me that I will not be able to join any good college because of my academics, so stop fighting and join any b school. My parents felt the same. But I had committed to myself that I will never give up and I didn’t. I fought with everyone and decided to try again. I knew there are some colleges which would accept me If I excel in every other criteria which I can now. I took up a job in a different city because I did not want any further gap. I prepared simultaneously with my job for CAT 2018. CAT score came and I was in the top 0.1 percentile. I still didn’t calls from the top 3 b-schools. I felt sad, but I was confident this time. I prepared well for the interviews in hand. The results came and it brought me to this beautiful place where I am writing this.
