2 weeks Ago By Moneycontrol
Vedanta chairperson Anil Agarwal recently shared how he bought his first home in Mumbai and how it felt like his biggest achievement even though it was a tiny one at 330 sqft. Taking to X, the billionaire said that at the time he had only Rs 75,000 which was not enough to buy a house. Moreover, he wanted the property to be in one of Mumbai's most expensive areas, Malabar Hill.
"When I first came to Bombay, I was living near Cotton Exchange near Kalbadevi. My first business partner had a small office there, and that’s where it all began. Life was simple, but my dreams were not.
After a lot of hard work and jugaad , I finally dared to think about buying my own flat. Sapne bade the, lekin bank mein sirf Rs 75,000 the ( Dreams were big but I had only Rs 75,000 in my account," Agarwal said. He added that his friends and well-wishers had advised him to take up a place in the suburbs because it was cheaper and more practical.
"But I had a different dream," the Vedanta boss said. "I wanted to live where the top people lived. Malabar Hill , near Peddar Road, that’s where I saw myself, because I believed that one day, I would also make it big.
" He finally bought "a small 330 sq ft flat" and said that "it felt like my biggest achievement". "That house wasn’t just bricks and walls, it was my belief that I was moving in the right direction," Agarwal said . "Looking back, I’ve learned one thing; life is all about dreaming big and believing in yourself.
Start small, work hard, and never let anyone tell you what you can or cannot achieve.".
