Coming from the city of steel plant, Bhilai, Sanchita Sen has made it to Nilon, an FMCG company, riding on her passion
Foodie, as she labels herself (although she does not look one), Sanchita Sen has made the cut into the corporate world, hitting the bull’s eye. Sanchita is of the opinion that it is passion that makes one a true professional. Coming from the rich rice cultivation state Chhattisgarh and the city known for the steel plant and railway coach manufacturing unit located in it, Bhilai, she passed out of one of the prominent colleges in the city to step into the world of corporates. She goes down memory lane from her home in Bhilai, one of the bigger districts in India with a predominantly tribal population and an enigma to many a traveller, where she did her college education
Sanchita finished her graduation and made her move out of the cosy comforts of her home into the world of living all by herself in Pune. Coming from a town also famous for both simple and intricate crafts which is a delightful fusion of both the antique and the contemporary, Bhilai, to the education hub, Pune, better known as the Oxford of the East, and of late also an IT centre, Sanchita got admission in one of the well-known management schools in Pune. “I did my schooling from Krishna Public School followed by graduation from St Thomas College.”
It was June 27, in the year 2015 when she started her Pune diary. It was early in the morning when Sanchita and her father arrived in Pune. And they headed straight to the college where she had got her admission, her first step towards fulfilling her dream. “It was tough, being the first time I was out of the house, but staying alone far away from my home town, and that too in a place in which everything was new to me -the people, surroundings, the culture, attitudes, everything was so weird and new to me,” said Sanchita. Her father used to visit her every day for the three days he stayed in Pune, but the real test started thereafter. “My dad and I had lunch together, and that was Sanchita Sen with her parents the time I did feel why the hell did I take this call,” said Sanchita. She even told her father, “I want to take back my word and want to come home with you.” However, her dad consoled her and kept on saying, “It was you who took the call and you are backing out now? That is not done at least by you, and what will you answer all the people who were against your coming here?” Those sentences hit me hard and I held on with a heavy heart and bid goodbye to my daddy.”
Sanchita began the second innings of her life in a different way and more importantly fulfilling her dream of achieving something nobody back home in her place hadan MBA. The college environment made things easier for her. “The friendly attitude around the college campus especially by seniors changed me entirely,” says Sanchita. In the classroom, the teaching staff made things beautiful and she would be the first to enter the class and the last to leave. “I fell in love with the classroom, and the teachers were not teachers, but more of friends, I would share with them what I felt were difficulties, they were all forthcoming to help and show me the way,” said Sanchita. “And the two years flew away and I feel as if I just joined the college,” she adds, recalling her days in the college. Being at this college was just not for academics but most importantly learning what is life all about and that made a big difference for me.”
For many, the father is strict, especially when it has to do with a daughter. However, it was not the case with Sanchita. Her father is more a buddy to her than daddy. There was a lot of opposition when she wanted to go out of the house to pursue her education (MBA). Her father turned Godfather, and was her inspiration, and that made her feel more strong. “My idol, backbone, supporter and my best buddy is my dad who is a businessman and vice president of the Medical Association of Chhattisgarh. “There was a lot of opposition when I wanted to go out of the house to pursue my MBA. Everyone was against me going to Pune, but my father left it to me to take the call. I was given the freedom to do whatever I wanted. And I had to prove him right, which I did,” said Sanchita, whose mother is a housewife, and her younger sister, doing her schooling back in her home town.
If you love your job, then you don’t feel the burden of work, as your profession becomes your passion
Like any student, getting into the interview room for placement was no difficult for Sanchita. But doing her homework before the D-day made her feel different from many others.
It was the HR interview with Nilon, an FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company. She made it to round-two in the first attempt. She made sure that she knew all about the company, what goods they were into and where they stood in the market at large. Luckily, she was interviewed on these very lines by the interviewer room. And to some extent, the interviewer was also surprised, as Sanchita knew many things much before she could step into the company.
“I was obviously ecstatic when I got selected by Nilon, it feels proud to enter the fourth largest sector of the Indian economy which is estimated to grow from US$ 30 million to US $74 million by 2018,” said Sanchita who has set off on her first step forward in fulfilling her dream.
“Getting into a company which covers a good chunk in a crowded market in the country is very good for a fresher,” said Sanchita who claims to be a foodie, with cooking her hobby.
by Joe Williams
