Not everyone on this earth is born with a silver spoon, there are many here whose lives were full of difficulties, hardships, struggles, failures and poverty. But somehow with their persistence, hard work, talent, confidence and their never give up attitude turned their destiny. Some of them achieved success at a very early and few later but from here, their life directly jumped into another track.
Our country India has also given birth to such great personalities whose journey is inspiring the whole world today. They are the one who dared to challenge their problems and taken their stand to achieve their goal. In this article, I have mentioned the name of top great successful personalities of the country. Let’s know the names and stories of these great Indian personalities.
Dhirubhai Ambani- Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, popularly famous among all as Dhirubhai Ambani. He is the founder of Indian Conglomerate Multinational Reliance Industries and the first Indian entrepreneur whose company got the listing in Forbes Magazine. He belongs to a middle-class family and his father was a teacher. During his school days, he used to sell bhajia and at the age of 16, he went to Yemen. Here, he got a job in an oil company and served the role of the gas station attendant and clerk. In 1958, he returned to India with an amount of Rs.50,000 and set up a textile company. The company is now one of the great business houses in India. The position he achieved is only the outcome of his hard work, not his luck.
Quote by Dhirubhai Ambani
PURSUE YOUR GOALS EVEN IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTIES AND CONVERT ADVERSITIES INTO OPPORTUNITIES.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam- The 11th President of India and Indian scientist Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam (full name- Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam) belongs to a Muslim family of Tamil Nadu. He belongs to a very poor family where his father Jainulabdeen was a boat owner and mother Ashiamma was a housewife. He started earning at a very young age by distributing a newspaper after his school to support his family financially. Well, during his school days he was an average student but at the same time, he was hardworking too. Even his college Dean was also dissatisfied with his project and given an ultimatum of 3 days to complete the project unless his scholarship will get revoked. With this fear, he worked tirelessly and completed the project within the given timeline which worked successfully to save his scholarship and impressed his Dean. After completing his graduation, he joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a scientist and from here onwards history goes on
Quote by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
MAN NEEDS THE DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE BECAUSE THEY ARE NECESSARY TO ENJOY THE SUCCESS
Amitabh Bachchan- The superstar and Shahenshah of Indian Cinema, Amitabh Bachchan (full name- Amitabh Harivansh Srivastava) has struggled hard to take his strong place in Bollywood. He is the son of poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. After completing his studies, he went to Mumbai to try his luck in Bollywood. His unconventional looks and great height became a reason of rejection there. Even he faced rejection in the radio jockey job due to his heavy voice. Later, due to his hard work and patience, he finally got a chance in Bollywood in the film Saat Hindustani (released in the year 1969) which not worked well in the box office. In the initial years of his career, he has given 9 flops continuously where he played small roles and also did voice-overs. From the film Zanjeer (released in the year 1973), his destiny took him on the track of success and prosperity.
Well after achieving a great space in Bollywood, he faced a hugely difficult situation in 2000 when his company Amitabh Bachchan Cooperation limited was declared a ‘Sick’ company. It was a period when he was under a lot of debt and had many sleepless nights. His friends and relatives advised him to shut down the company but he did not give up. During this period he got a role in the film of Yash Raj Productions named Mohabbatein and a huge break came from his TV Show Kon Banega Crorepati which brings his life back on track. Since then he never turned back.
Quote by Amitabh Bachchan
THAT WHICH LAST LONG IS NOT EASILY GOT, THAT WHICH EASILY GOT, DOES NOT LAST LONG.
Narendra Modi- Started his journey as a tea vendor in Gujarat is now the Prime Minister of India. He was born in the post-independence period when everyone in the country dealing with poverty. He belongs to a poor family of grocers in Gujarat. After completing his school studies he left his home to earn his livelihood and joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at a very young age. In the year 1980, he jumped into politics by joining the Bhartiya Janta Party of Gujarat wing in 1980. Primarily he worked here as an Innovative Field Officer and occupied his special place in the party. He served the role of Chief Minister of Gujarat for 14 years and after this, he participated in the Lok Sabha elections of Prime Minister in 2014 and rest history speak itself. Apart from this, he has become a global figure whose ideologies and principles are loved worldwide.
Quote by Narendra Modi
HARD WORK NEVER BRINGS FATIGUE. IT BRINGS SATISFACTION
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi- Who says that the children born in a rich family have no struggle? Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is a real-life example to prove this statement wrong. He is also very popular with his nickname Tiger Pataudi. Being a Nawab of Bhopal, his financial status and prosperity is beyond our imagination but one road accident changed his life. In this accident, he lost his one eye due to which he saw doubled image of every object. But his one eye was enough to add his name in the history. He played cricket with his single eye and also served the role of captain of Indian Cricket Team.
Quote by: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
LOOK, YOU ARE NOT PLAYING FOR DELHI, PUNJAB, MADRAS, CALCUTTA OR BOMBAY; YOU ARE PLAYING FOR INDIA. YOU ARE INDIAN.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni- The name of Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not an ordinary name today. He belongs to a lower-middle-class family of Ranchi and did not have an interest in cricket initially. His father Pan Singh was employed at the junior level at MECON. Earlier he used to play badminton and football at the club and district level. Being a part of the lower-middle-class family he joined Indian Railways and served the role of TTE or Train Ticket Examiner in the years between 2000-2003. In 2004, he joined Indian Cricket Team and also served the role of successful captain. During his entire captaincy tenure, he made great records and also regarded as the best captain of all time.
Quote by: Mahendra Singh Dhoni –
” FORGET FEAR, DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.”
Nawazuddin Siddique– Nawazuddin Siddique is one of the best actors of the Indian Cinema and known for his amazing acting talent of playing an intense role. He belongs to a farmer’s family and despite being financially weak then also he and his siblings managed to study. After completing his studies he worked as a chief chemist in a petrochemical company. Becoming an actor was his childhood dream but due to not having a looks like a hero he faced rejection. But he didn’t give up and move to Delhi to learn acting. Due to not having money, he did a job of watchman for almost 4-5 years. After some time he started applying for the roles in Bollywood films. Here also his struggle not ended because of not having a good look like a hero but after getting a chance to play a role in the film Peepli Live, he never turned back. From Peepli Live, he got a strong space in Bollywood and now working in the films of top producer and director.
Despite having simple looks, he made his space in the Indian Film Industry with his hard work, persistence and never give up attitude.
Quote by Nawazuddin Siddique
MY EFFORT IS, THAT MY GETUP I SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON HOW DIFFERENT I CAN BE, EVEN MENTALLY. I PRACTICE ACTING EVEN WHEN I HAVE NO WORK. DANCERS AND SINGERS DO IT, SO WHY SHOULDN’T WE.
Rajnikanth- The superstar of Bollywood and South Film Industry is the highest-paid actor in Asia whose film release date is declared as the holiday in many states. But the story of his stardom was full of struggle and difficulties. He was born in the lower-middle-class family of Mysore state. His childhood was full of struggle due to poverty as the earnings of his father was not enough. At the age of six, he started going to school and was a very mischievous child too. He was a bright student and had a great interest in sports and acting. After completing his school, he did many odd jobs like carpenter, coolie and bus conductor. But his passion was always acting that’s why he kept on playing the roles in play given by Topi Munnippa. During this period he found an advertisement by a Madras film institute which was completely a new thing in those days. The institute offered him an acting course which was not supported by his family. But his friends and colleagues fully supported him and helped him financially too. His struggle paid him well and got a chance to work in the films.
Quote By Rajnikant
GOD GIVES A LOT OF THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE, BUT HE WILL LET THEM FAIL EVENTUALLY, GOD TESTS GOOD PEOPLE A LOT, BUT HE WILL NEVER LET THEM DOWN.
Shahrukh Khan– The King of Romance and Badshah of Bollywood is the favourites of all the Indians and foreigners as well. His journey from Delhi to Mumbai was not easy and the thing which made him successful today is his determination. Despite having a dark look and facing a lot of rejection, he managed to become a superstar and that too without any Godfather in the industry. He belongs to a lower-middle-class family with whom he lived in the rented apartment of Delhi. He played small roles in serials like Joker to earn his livelihood and never gave up on his acting dream which finally gave him a chance to work in the films. The man who was living in a rented apartment and has no enough money to watch the films in the theatre can now buy every luxurious thing in the world. This success is impossible without his hard work, persistence and determination. He is now an inspiration and role model for others.
Quote by Shahrukh Khan
THERE IS ONLY ONE RELIGION IN THE WORLD- HARD WORK.
Akshay Kumar– The Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar (Full Name-Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) had never imagined that he become the Bollywood actor one day. His journey from the waiter of Bangkok to Indian film star was not easy. He had completely no interest in studies. That’s why he left studies after 12th and went to Bangkok where he worked as a waiter for 4-5 years and returned to Mumbai. For some time he lived in Bangladesh too and after returning to Mumbai he started giving martial art classes to students. Here, one of the parents of his students offered him modelling. At that time, he had no idea about this because he doesn’t belong to this field. His good looks and physique gave him a chance to work as a background dancer in Hindi films. After that, he made his debut in Bollywood with the film ‘Saugandh’ in 1991. Since then there was no turning back in his career.
Quote by Akshay Kumar
WHEN YOU TASTE SUPER-SUCCESS AFTER TASTING SUPER-FAILURE, THERE IS A HUGE RELIEF
The above-names are the live examples of hard work and determination which remained the same after facing failure. After taking a lesson from their stories, we should also have this same attitude and even different which makes you unique and will help you in achieving your goal. There is no problem bigger than your hard work, so beat all your obstacles and make your dream come true because life is given only once and it’s your duty to make this life utilized.
