Aditya Birla Group- A Global Icon: Pritom Sonowal #IIM Trichy

A life without challenges is like a cake without icing. Adversities is a part and parcel of everybody’s life. It adds meaning, reason and direction to one’s life. The whole world at some point of time have tasted failures and hurdles, so have I. My journey is not a smooth one, as I had to face countless setbacks and defaults. But what kept me going was the inspiring words of Dr Abdul Kalam “Dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep” and the faith and blessings of my mother. I also took inspiration from many leaders who recounted their success stories, overriding every took challenge that crept in their journey of life. They took the challenges as an “blessing in disguise” and left no stone upturned to work it out. This depicts that life is not a bed of roses but a bed of thrones and to thrive in this world bulging with endless hurdles one has to toil and sweat it out. I always belonged to the average league. I never scored impressive marks during my school days. Growing up I was more into sports and only sat down to study a week or two before exams. By the time I reached high school I lacked self-confidence and scoring well in exams was distant dream. I was written off by my teachers and my father. Yet my mother stood by me and believe in my capabilities. Her faith and encouragement made me break away the barriers. Like the phoenix which rises from its ashes, I too was able to shed my inhibitions that was weighing me down and move a step closer towards my goal. Eventually I made up my mind to work on my weakness and master them that would help me to achieve my goal without being a barrier to it together with working hard, being punctual, managing time, being disciplined etc. I improved gradually. Since then, there was no looking back. Today I proudly call myself a student of IIM, Tiruchirappalli.