{"id":1017,"date":"2022-08-21T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T09:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.isb.edu\/student-blog\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:22:03","slug":"unlimited-dreams-infinite-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.isb.edu\/student-blog\/2022\/08\/21\/unlimited-dreams-infinite-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlimited dreams, infinite world!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The little boy running around with sticks and tires in a small village in Kerala would have never imagined going to a premier B-School like ISB. And why would he? He barely knew how to speak English until almost thirteen years of age. Yes, that\u2019s how my story started but I decided to change its trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>When I moved to Bangalore to pursue higher education, the move itself was considered an achievement and a privilege. To top it up, an IT job in a tier 1 city was the absolute pinnacle of dreams for people who moved from a village to a tier 1 city. But I knew I wanted something more. The more I lived in the city, the more I realized there is so much to aim for. I tasted the air of entrepreneurship, travelled solo and became an independent musician.<\/p>\n<p>I was lucky to experience both sides of the coin &#8211; the perseverance from a village and the exposure from the city. I learned that the more diverse people you meet, you sharpen the lens with which you see the world. That is when I decided to pursue higher studies and get an MBA from a place where there are more diverse people to sharpen our collective lens. 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