Скачать или смотреть Our Life story- 2 Siblings, 1 Dream & Countless Struggles- Our Honest Journey from hardships to IIMB

In this raw and honest conversation, we open up about growing up in a lower-middle class family in Ranchi, where our parents had to choose between food and our school fees.
At one point, we had to decide if we will pay my college fees or Ritwik’s school fee?
The journey from such a place to both of us getting into IIMB has not been easy, but it is a journey we are really proud of! We don’t just talk about the highlights and achievements, but the real story behind them - Our journey growing up, the struggles, the little wins that meant everything back then, the challenges we faced, the values that were instilled in us, and the moments that shaped who we are today.
We hope that by opening up about our story, you’ll find something you can relate to, something that makes you believe that dreams do come true. Whether you’re chasing your own dreams, dealing with self-doubt, or just trying to figure things out one step at a time.
We hope this video inspires you - no matter where you’re starting from. Because dreams don't ask about your background they just need your belief.
For the ones here for the first time, here’s a quick introduction, I am Riya, and with me in this video is my younger brother Ritwik. We were born and brought up in a very lower middle class family in Ranchi, but the only respite was that we had a very strong mom.
I went on to give JEE, and study ECE at NIT Jamshedpur, post which I worked as a management trainee and then a manager at Tata Steel, and then did an MBA from IIM Bangalore graduating in 2024, where I started this channel Riyalizations and this podcast, to help students with their CTA Prep, share insider info about top Bschool and document my journey. Post my MBA I have been working in Consulting.
Ritwik on the other hand did his Compute science Engineer from LNCT Bhopal, and worked as an Associate consultant in Oracle. He left his job in July 2024 to prepare for CAT and now has admits from IIM B,C, K ,L, FMS, SPJIMR and others, and has decided to choose IIM B.

We did a last podcast about his CAT prep, interview experiences, decision to leave his job among others, and also an AMA you can check out these video here:
Tier 3 to IIMB: Tier 3 to BLACKI Journey | Prep. Strategy + BLACKI, SPJ Interview Exp. | Ft. My brother Ritwik
AMA: AMA with Riyalizations ft. Ritwik | CAT Prep, Consulting life, Content, Loan & More!

In this video, we answer talk about:
👉 Growing up in Ranchi
👉 School and extracurriculars
👉 Financial struggles and Ritwik having to work from the age of 14
👉 JEE prep and the IIT dream
👉 Struggles with college fee
👉 Starting work and deciding to do MBA
👉How life changed after we started earning
👉Fun Siblings Rapid Fire

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Timestamp

0:00-01:29 Highlights
01:29-02:21 Introduction
02:21-3:38 Ritwik's feeling about joining IIMB!
3:38-10:13 Our Childhood, mom being our biggest pillar
10:13-13:12 Teenage years, Riya's 10th boards shocker, decision to give JEE
13:12-18:00 Ritwik having to start wedding photography at age 15
18:00-22:52 Role of friendships, not able to pay class 11-12 admission fee, tanking JEE Adv
22:52-24:08 Diff btw our upbringing, attending my friend's big parties
24:08-27:39 Education being the biggest game changer
27:39-29:47 Ritwik's JEE prep with photography
29:47-31:55 Riya getting college scholarships, having fun at NIT
31:55-35:26 Ritwik's JEE results, choosing the cheapest college he could get
35:26-38:58 Riya winning Tata Steel job, Ritwik starting college
38:58-42:46 Riya preparing for UPSC, Struggles during COVID
42:46-44:36 Ritwik's placement, Ritwik volunteering at Mantra Surfing School, Mulki
44:36-44:04 Working in a Steel Plant, saving and investing, Giving CAT
44:04-47:04 Riya Getting into IIMB
47:04-48:24 Ritwik starting work, both of us living in Bangalore
48:24-51:10 Starting content creation, Living together this past 1 year
51:10-56:03 How examples shape us, uplifting yourself, connecting the dots, the advantages of growing up poor
56:03-59:42 Fun Rapid Fire!!

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