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Baba Kalyani
Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
Born: Jan 7, 1949
Business Country Defence Technology World You
Related authors: Dinesh Paliwal Kallam Anji Reddy N. R. Narayana Murthy Naveen Jain Punit Renjen Rajeev Suri Ratan Tata Saroo Brierley
At the Bangalore air show, we got a contract from Boeing for supplying structural components, and we are already supplying jet engine components to Rolls Royce. Both these are titanium-based, not steel components. Baba Kalyani
Jet Air Components Structural Both Steel Supplying Got Contract Rolls Engine Show
Fundamentally, we have broken our aerospace business into three parts - large parts which go into the wings and fuselage, components for jet engines, and specialised structural components for landing gear. Baba Kalyani
Broken Business Three Jet Our Gear Components Structural Wings Parts Aerospace Go Which Landing Engines Large Specialised Fundamentally
I am a very hands-on person, and I like to be involved in driving my business. Baba Kalyani
Business Driving Like Involved Am Very Person Hands-On
When I returned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972, my father was running a forging business with a turnover of Rs 3.5 crore. But I had no patience and wanted to grow the business via exports. Baba Kalyani
Patience Technology Business Father Running Had Institute Massachusetts Returned Forging Via Wanted Turnover Exports Grow
If my strength is technology, financial structuring is my son's skill. Baba Kalyani
Strength Technology Son Financial Skill
Politicians said that with our cheap labour, we could be competitive in the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. We were the most uncompetitive country with that cheap labour. Baba Kalyani
Truth World Country Politicians Nothing Our Further Could Cheap Most Said Were Labour Competitive
If somebody told me you'd be a one and a half billion dollar company and be the largest in the world, I wouldn't have believed it myself. Baba Kalyani
Myself Me You World Somebody Half Dollar Billion Company Believed Largest
Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers? Baba Kalyani
World Country Kind India Talent Which Numbers
I give strong advice, but I don't expect it to be followed. Baba Kalyani
Strong Advice Followed Give Expect
I am an analog, slide-rule kind of guy. Baba Kalyani
Analog Kind Guy Am
One of the criteria for a global company is that it should have a manufacturing presence in multiple countries and should not only be an exporter. Baba Kalyani
Criteria Only Countries Global Should Manufacturing Exporter Company Multiple Presence
Our real focus is going to be what can we do with our existing capacities, what new things can we do, and how much more demand can we fulfil with our existing capacities. Baba Kalyani
Focus New Things Our More Demand New How Real How Much Existing Going Capacities Much Fulfil Things
In 2006, the global economy was doing well. In India, the political and economic situation was stable. All key macroeconomic indicators reflected an economy that was in robust good health. Baba Kalyani
Health Good Good Health Key Political Situation India Economic Economic Situation Economy Global Global Economy Well Robust Doing Reflected Stable
I have what is probably the largest big bike collection in the city: a Fat Boy, a sportser Harley Davidson and two Yamahas. All these are 1200cc-plus bikes. Riding these bikes is something I still do and some trekking as well. Baba Kalyani
Big Collection City Some Something Well Boy Still Bike Bikes Riding Largest Fat Two Harley
With liberalisation, Indian industry gained international exposure because of which it became imperative for companies to rework their strategies to become globally competitive. Baba Kalyani
Become Indian Imperative Globally Industry Became Because Which Gained Companies International Strategies Exposure Competitive
The most important part of any acquisition is your ability to culturally integrate the people in the companies you acquire and your company. Baba Kalyani
You People Important Ability Part Most Important Part Integrate Any The Most Important Acquire Acquisition Your Companies Company
We believe in the vision of 'Make in India,' and our proposed joint venture with Rafael is a step in this direction. Baba Kalyani
Vision Believe Our India Direction Joint Proposed Step Make Venture
We book our exports forward for more than a year, and so we have a fixed rate. We do not get the spot rate that we see in the market every day. Baba Kalyani
Day Every Day Book Year Every Market Our See Rate More Spot Than Fixed Get Forward Exports
Our strategy should be based on indigenisation and import substitution. The government must provide opportunities for domestic companies to participate in sectors in which the country continues to depend on imports. Baba Kalyani
Government Opportunities Country Depend Strategy Our Sectors Must Participate Import Imports Provide Domestic Substitution Which Should Companies Based
India is still considered a preferred destination for many multinationals to manufacture cost-competitive high-technology products for domestic consumption as well as for global demand. Baba Kalyani
Destination Considered India Consumption Demand Global Well Still Domestic Preferred Manufacture Products Many Multinational
I had my own motor boat which we would take to Khadakvasla, but that was 40 years ago. Baba Kalyani
Own Would My Own Take Had Years Years Ago Motor Which Boat
The Indian business has largely grown on the back of exports. The domestic markets, as far as our Indian business is concerned, actually have contracted because of the contraction in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle space. Baba Kalyani
Business Space Medium Back Our Markets Indian Vehicle Concerned Because Contracted Domestic Contraction Commercial Heavy As Far As Far Exports Grown Largely Actually
The commodity price easing really does not play too much role in our margins because our basic raw material - steel - is not really a commodities engineering steel. Baba Kalyani
Too Much Engineering Too Our Easing Steel Price Raw Raw Material Because Does Material Role Commodities Commodity Much Really Play Basic Margins
In 2014, we have some new activities and new order wins in the non-automotive space. Baba Kalyani
Space Some Wins New New Order Order Activities
I am able to compete not because my labour is cheap, but because I can use technology better than others. Baba Kalyani
Technology Better Others Able Cheap Because Am Than Labour Use Compete
Before 2000, we were unable to design a single car; all the cars were designed in Japan, Europe or somewhere else. We were just converting. Baba Kalyani
Car Somewhere Single Before Design Else Unable Somewhere Else Were Just Converting Japan Europe Designed
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