Baba Kalyani

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Baba Kalyani
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Kalyani at the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2009.
Born (1949-01-07) 7 January 1949 (age 75) [1]
Pune, Bombay State, Dominion of India
(present day Maharashtra, India)
Nationality Indian
Alma mater
Occupation Businessman
TitleFounder and Chairman of Kalyani Group
ChildrenAmit Kalyani [2]
Awards Padma Bhushan (2008)
Order of the Polar Star [3]
Bundesverdienstkreuz (2012) [4]

Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani is an Indian billionaire businessman who served as the chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge, the flagship company of the Kalyani Group and the world's second-largest forging manufacturer after ThyssenKrupp of Germany. [5] [6]

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Early life and education

Babasaheb Kalyani was born in a Lingayat family on 7 January 1949 to Sulochana and Neelakanth Rao Kalyani, a Pune-based technocrat and maker of automotive components.[ citation needed ] He completed his high school from Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum; and also attended Dr. (Mrs.) Erin N. Nagarvala School (formerly National Model School), Pune. He attended BITS Pilani, from where he earned a BE (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering in 1970, [7] and later Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned an MS degree.

Career

Baba Kalyani joined Bharat Forge, a global manufacturing company, in 1972. [8]

To contribute to a clean and emission-free environment, Kalyani set up Kenersys Limited to manufacture various energy-efficient wind turbines for domestic and international markets. The company also has its own wind turbines in Maharashtra which generate "green energy" for the group's manufacturing operations. He is also engaged in developing solar energy equipment for the non-conventional energy sector. In a joint venture with KPIT Cummins, Bharat Forge is developing a hybrid solution that would contribute in the country being able to meet its vehicular emission targets.

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Kalyani received the Indian government's Padma Bhushan award for contributions to Trade and Industry, [9] and was made Commander First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by the Swedish government in recognition of his contribution in furthering trade and business cooperation between Sweden and India. Other awards include Global Economy Prize, 2009 for Business by Kiel Institute, German Businessman of the Year, 2006 by Business India Magazine, Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 for Manufacturing by Ernst & Young, and CEO of the Year 2004 by the Business Standard group.

Government of India constituted a task force under the chairmanship of Baba Kalyani to study policies related to special economic zone (SEZ) on 6 June 2018. [10]

On 19 February 2015, the Kalyani Group announced a joint venture with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel. This joint venture company will be based in India. [11]

In April 2021, Forbes estimated his net worth to be around US$2.3 billion. [12]

As of 2024, Kalyani is ranked 66th on the Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons with a net worth of $4.8 Billion. [13]

Philanthropy

He is the founder-chairman of Pratham Pune Education Foundation, an NGO that is engaged in providing primary education to children belonging to under-privileged sections of the local community, which was established in 2000. [14]

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References

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  6. ↑ Raje, Aparna Piramal (24 August 2014). "Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani: The modern-day alchemist". livemint.com/. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "BITS Pilani — Prominent Alumni".
  8. ↑ Priyanka Sangani (18 May 2012). "Bharat Forge 3.0: Return of Baba Kalyani who changed the face of Indian engineering globally". The Economic Times.
  9. ↑ "Sunita Williams, Baichung Bhutia among Padma awardees". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
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