Part A: Why Aditya Birla Group is big in your life
Having parents who always had a vision to raise the family status and sacrificed short term pleasures to provide us the education which would have materialised their dreams, I had the importance of vision ingrained deep in my mind since childhood. A lifestyle of class was always what I had dreamt of but the journey to realising those dreams was clear and the struggles in the way were obscure but expected. As the backdrop set till now itself suggests, it is my journey of growth with a vision and ABG was always pulling or pushing me in the hidden ways that became apparent later. Our journey started, to my consciousness, with the lunch my mother used to pack in tiffin. If it were not for the Freshwrapp, cold food would not have given me the enough vigor to focus in class and my vision would have taken a hit. The room I used to study had walls reinforced with Ultratech cement and that room had been my partner in my vision. After clearing IIT-JEE, first time I realised how it feels to be in those formals and it was made affordable by Peter England. Stepping stones one after the other in the face of vicissitudes, I always followed the class I was looking for. The journey to FMS, Delhi could not have been untouched by ABG. The suit I wore in my FMS interview belonged to Louis Phillipe, and I had sought to buy this for quite a long time which was again due to the urge to find the right class. So the journey is still on, the Class is now in sight, vision never left and where is ABG? Well- Everywhere!
Part B: How you overcame challenges to achieve your ambitions in life so far
I realized the vicissitudes of life when my mother met a severe road accident while I was in my 9th standard. Facing this traumatic situations , for the first time in my life, frightened and intimidated me. To stand strong I chose to look up to my father and gained courage from him. I chose to be optimistic and hopeful. My father was too stressed and burdened and so, I took the responsibility of looking after my mother during bed rest phase and of taking care of home affairs as my father was posted in another city. I learnt to cook basic meals. After school time, I used to take care of house utilities. Eventually, things turned back to normal and in the process instilled in me optimism and made me more responsible at an early age.
Due to this I could not start IIT JEE preparation which was long due dream at that time and had to lose out on my time of 11thstandard. I had only two attempts and started my preparation in 12th class. Also, due to resource unavailability, I couldn’t join any reputed preparation coaching in my hometown and therefore had to decide to shift to another city with competitive preparation institutes, as I had to use whatever resources I had to fulfil my dreams. I had to live alone and also had to manage my school and meals on my own during my preparation stint. Even though my relatives lived in the city but I chose to live alone because of the single minded focus that I needed to maintain during preparation time as had already lost 1 year time of preparation. Finally after 1 year of preparation, I attained a decent but insufficient rank in IIT JEE and was disheartened. Being aware of my potential ,I chose to drop a year and joined a more competitive coaching with a huge fee waiver. Eventually after hard work Andrew dedication of one more year, I cleared IIT JEE with a good enough rank to make it to the IITs.
There was lack of resources, lack of preparation time, lack of guidance and lack of external motivation but still I could hold on to my dreams and my goal of clearing the exam which culminated with my selection. I also consider this largest achievement because I could bring smiles on the faces of my parents and make them proud. This whole experience inculcated determination and incrementalism in me. It also taught me to be self-dependent and judiciously use whatever resources and opportunities I have instead of letting lack of resources intimidate me.#FMSDelhi#RedbuildingofDreams
