AsiaOne – August 2018

78 | ASIA ONE | JULY-AUGUST 2018

2017-18

PERSON OF THE YEAR

BY RICHA SANG

Besides possessing a rich experience of more than 45

years and receiving numerous professional accolades,

the Founder-cum-Managing Director of HPM

Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd., Mr. Ashok Aggarwal

also has a heart of gold and is ever ready to share his

insights with the youth and give back to the society in

every possible way

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Marching

Ahead on The

Green Road to

Prosperity

he old adage, “Hard work is the key to success” holds true

for Mr. Aggarwal who has been trodding on the path to

fame and success owing to his earnestness. His humble

disposition is quite apparent from the fact that he has high

regards for his team and gives it due credit while elaborating on his

success. Significantly, he talks about his struggles and disappointments

unabashedly: “The story of my success is not just mine, it is the result

of our whole HPM team’s hard work. Looking back at the past years,

I have grown and learned so much here in agrochemical industry. I

have struggled tremendously in the past years. I never thought that I

would actually accomplish my dreams and be successful in my life, but I

definitely have proved, myself wrong. Many times I was confronted with

huge disappointments, conditions were not generally positive to me.

Obstacles came in my way and I continued pushing forward. Failure is

“I HAVE LIVED

BY A SINGLE

MANTRA THAT

IS IF YOU

CANNOT DO

GREAT THINGS,

DO SMALL

THINGS IN

GREAT WAYS”

ASHOK AGGARWAL