Aditya Birla Group: Transforming India | Rajat Chawla | COE,NMIMS Mumbai

The group holds great importance in my life through the varied products offered by them. Being a metropolitan boy, fashion has played an enormous role in my life. Earlier the internationally acclaimed brands were not accessible in India, the group introduced the brands like Allen Solly, Van Heusen assisted me in putting my best fashion foot forward at pocket friendly prices. Their clothes have provided me with a sense of freedom and comfort while ensuring that I am stylish all the time. ABG has made sure that I feel confident and safe under their brand.

In my school days my tiffin was always fresh and warm. All my friends were envious of the mouthwatering food that shiny wrapping had in it, freshwrapp ,the secret behind it! Later I got to know that it was the product of Aditya Birla Group which was a delight to me. The group has been a pioneer for innovation of products that can affect thousands of lives just like it introduced kitchen foils which has improved the standard of living ever since.

The group is no behind in telecommunication services. The communication services of idea and Vodafone has allowed me to come closer to my family and friends.

ABG has always brought people closer through their varied products in almost all the sectors. ABG has made its presence felt at every point in my life, whether in big or in small elements. From the house I live in to the fashion to the telecom ,ABG has always made me happy and made me realized that innovation, transformation and revolution are the key to grow as a human and making impact on lives in a positive way.

How I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in life so far?

Success is no accident, it is diligent work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing.

I have always been an achiever in my school. Even after scoring good marks in academics, I struggled to get into a decent engineering college. Going to college came as a shocker to me because I have always been quite shy.  Soon I started taking part in the college societies and began developing and growing myself as an individual outside the classroom and focused more on extracurricular.

During my placements I was well prepared; I couldn't prosper in the interviews due to my anxiety and pressure handling issues. Despite this, I never stopped improving my personality. I believe that determination and perseverance are the keys to both happiness and success. My parents always said you should never stop believing in yourself, the day you stop believing in yourself is the day you start your downfall. Sooner or later, hard work always pays off.

I was therefore able to secure myself as a network engineer in one of the reputed telecom company. With the rapid technological advancement and dynamic world of competition, I kept reskilling and upgrading myself.

Last year I started preparing for MBA along with my job. They say,'success is a result of preparation, diligent work and learning from failures', with this as my mantra I secured good score in competitive exams and was able to get into my dream college.

If your first instinct is to run away from failures, then perhaps you’re doing it the wrong way. Failure is not fatal, failure is inevitable. If you don’t fail, it perhaps means you aren’t trying and taking risk.

Now when I look back at those years, I realize that those failures and learnings I gained have transformed me into a better dynamic individual.

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