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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
In the U.S., we didn't have scale, and without scale, it's difficult to operate.
Baba Kalyani
Difficult
Scale
Operate
Without
I am sick and tired of the process where everybody tells you that Indian companies don't have the technology and capability. We need to put money where our mouth is and make things happen, and that is what we are trying to do.
Baba Kalyani
Tired
You
Technology
Money
Mouth
Sick
Sick And Tired
Everybody
Our
Tells
Indian
Put
Make
Am
Trying
Where
Happen
Process
Capability
Companies
Things
Things Happen
Need
Prior to 2001, hardly any company in North America or Europe would buy from India.
Baba Kalyani
Buy
Would
India
Prior
North
North America
America
Any
Europe
Company
Hardly
India is the most competitive manufacturing destination on this planet. If we are able to take advantage of that competitiveness for our domestic markets, this country would be humming with activity; industrial production will grow at 10-11% per year.
Baba Kalyani
Destination
Will
Take Advantage
Country
Year
Humming
Our
Markets
Would
Would-Be
India
Able
Per
Take
Advantage
Most
Industrial
Domestic
Planet
Production
Manufacturing
Grow
Activity
Competitive
Competitiveness
Everywhere in the world, whether manufacturing, trade or whatever, it is controlled by one apparatus and one policy perspective. Here we have one prime minister with good intentions, and six ministries running their own empires. This creates problems including the import culture.
Baba Kalyani
Good
Culture
World
Problems
Perspective
Whatever
Own
Good Intentions
Everywhere
Minister
Running
Prime
Prime Minister
Empires
Import
Policy
Trade
Controlled
Six
Intentions
Whether
Creates
Apparatus
Manufacturing
Including
Here
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
I believe social media gives away a lot to people. I got this impression long time back when my friend was on Twitter, and he got trolled because he posted his opinion about something. He was very upset about it, as he didn't expect that people will reply in such a nasty way.
Barun Sobti
Time
People
Social Media
Will
Long
Long Time
Believe
Twitter
Back
Way
Posted
About
My Friend
Something
Gives
He
Because
Opinion
Got
Nasty
His
Lot
Friend
Impression
Very
Expect
Reply
Upset
Social
Media
Away
Birthdays, for me, are not really important. It is just like any other day.
Barun Sobti
Day
Me
Important
Other
Birthdays
Like
Any
Just
Really
For me, as an actor, the challenge is mostly before the film starts when you have to get into the psychology of the character.
Barun Sobti
Character
Me
You
Challenge
Before
Starts
Mostly
Get
Psychology
Film
Actor
My wife and I love to travel, so if we don't have work on either her or my birthday, we definitely travel.
Barun Sobti
Work
Love
Birthday
Travel
Wife
Definitely
Either
Her
No one actually knows how popular you are or how people think of you until and unless a few of the people who like your work walk up to you and let you know that you are really good. You can see the honesty in their eyes.
Barun Sobti
Work
Good
You
Eyes
Honesty
People
Walk
Few
Think
Unless
See
No-One
Like
Know
Until
Knows
How
Up
Really
Your
Who
Popular
Actually
I am such a shy guy.
Barun Sobti
Guy
Am
Shy
I am not the kind of person who makes his bread and butter on how hyped I am. I am an actor, and I do my job.
Barun Sobti
Job
Kind
Hyped
Makes
How
Am
His
Person
Bread
Who
Actor
Butter
I think everyone is making a lot of money, whether it is the actors, the producers, or the TV channels.
Barun Sobti
Money
Think
Channels
Everyone
TV
Making
Lot
Whether
Producers
Actor
People approach you for the work they have seen you do. I don't think people see me as a lover boy dancing around, so I haven't received a role of that kind. I'm going to do roles that appeal to me.
Barun Sobti
Work
Me
You
People
Seen
Lover
Think
Approach
Dancing
Kind
See
Around
Boy
Role
Roles
Going
Appeal
Received
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