On The Shop Floor | India Has Potential To Become Global Defence Hub: Baba Kalyani

Baba Kalyani, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge, a $3 billion global conglomerate with interests cutting across automotive, power, railways, casting, mining, construction, defence and aerospace sectors among others, is a passionate and innovative global business leader who believes India is poised to become a major defence manufacturing hub that can supply to the world.
Speaking to Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale in this episode of 'On the Shop Floor', Kalyani explains why he thinks defence business is important for his company’s growth as also for India’s quest for self-reliance in defence.
KSSL, as the defence subsidiary of the parent Bharat Forge Limited (BFL), therefore aims to contribute significantly to India's Atmanirbhar Bharat project he say.
KSSL, riding on The Group’s legacy and experience in design, engineering, metallurgy and manufacturing expertise over five decades, has designed and developed products across Artillery Systems, Protected Vehicles, Armoured Vehicles Upgrade, Ammunition, Missiles and Air Defense solutions and Defense Electronics.
KSSL also has strategic relationships with many leading defense companies in the form of Joint Ventures or Strategic Partnerships, all aimed towards achieving the greater goal of being a leading defence player in the world.
Item Title: Promo
Item URL: elements.envato.com/promo-S5L...
Item ID: S5L6Z34
Author Username: INPLUSMUSIC
Licensee: SNI Wire
Registered Project Name: On the shop floor
License Date: March 14th, 2024
Item License Code: KMWFYBL57G
Follow us on Social Media:
Like us on Facebook: / bharatshakti.in
Follow us on Twitter: / bharatshaktibsi
Follow us on Instagram: / bharatshakti.in

[@bhavikshah5016]

Great job by Nitin.. thanks to Bharat Forge and Baba Kalyani for supporting our Armed forces

[@RDd188]

Supporting? Profiting would be right word.

[@s.d.b.5803]

@@RDd188 working with indian authorities is pain in the ass. its more profitable selling them to foreign countries but they are working with them so its a bit supporting

[@cherrykollipara5932]

@@RDd188 There is only one Baba Kalyani who is able to achieve what he had in this particular field out of the total populace. He deserves huge respect. It's easy said than done and calling it for profit is belittling the effort.

[@monsterhunt8624]

@@RDd188 Joker. Do you think Kalyani is running a dharam shala?

[@abhimanyunath2001]

​@@monsterhunt8624 Do u think government is running Dharm shala.. Where govt is getting money

[@8283bond]

The most underrated channel...this need more views

[@Yogesh-tj7qj]

Maybe that's a good thing, some things are better left underrated. I don't want bots to pollute this channel.

[@ParadisePalestine]

​@@Yogesh-tj7qj I was also thinking the same

[@MrNitisharya]

Great company Bharat Forge. Thanks to Baba Kalyani 🙏

[@GrimReaper-1971]

Kalyani is one of those companies that has the potential to become India’s General Dynamics also amazing vid as always best defence channel for defence nerds😂

[@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384]

nah.. we dont have the technology. to develop next gen tech you need original thinking which we severely lack in. but maybe we can sell to bangladesh and vietnam.

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

All the shown arms were not modernized. If you deploy them..a small suicide drone can take them down. None had anti- flare and mounted anti- drone system.

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

​@@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384 Bangladesh and Vietnam will buy Chinese + Turkish & US + China respectively.

[@Prafullhiwale]

Hope one day dream of indigenous Jet engine of Kalyani sir come true one day.

[@surajbiradar9827]

One thing common in all these episodes is everyone has praise for Mr. Manohar Parrikar. He really had a big contribution to our defense sector. And now we have this rajnath singh who is good for nothing.

[@user-rz7qr1ls6v]

Manohar Parrikar, was an Ace no doubt. Rajnath Singh isn't far behind. He may be low profile and quiet, but with him the country is in capable hands. Our enemies stay up at night, not knowing what is coming and hoping for the best.

[@surajbiradar9827]

@@user-rz7qr1ls6v Yeah... Keep believing in this delusion... Tell me some revolutionary things he has done, and we will talk. Just being mediocre at your job doesn't qualify you for accolades. we have one of the most horrendous and broken defense procurement and MOD organization in the world. At least parrikar changed somethings. Rajnath singh is just passing time.

[@kev_naughty]

True. A little bit of praise should als go to AK Antony. He pushed for indigenous construction and played a large part in IAC being built in India.

[@isuzu343]

The days of OFB are numbered. The rot in Indian MIC plaguing the armed forces is coming to an end. Professional, hard-working, and innovative. More power to the Kalyani group.

[@wassuphomies263]

fingers crossed.

[@innocentstudent-]

​​@izoldics is lockheed Martin or Boeing a government purely company Stupid😂

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

Ofb is planned to be limited for maintenance and ammunition only.

[@jigsaw2281]

Ofb employees are chai drinkers and 2 nut bolt tightening work they do only

[@UppiliSridharan]

What a visionary and a passionate leader! The fact that he leads a multi billion dollar business yet still is able to talk about product development aspects such as LVDTs, Strain gauges and P1 pressure testing, etc shows what an engaged leader he is! Salute you Baba Kaylani sir! Great interview Nitin and team. Thank you!

[@shrirangthakur]

Namo - Manohar Parrikar - Baba Kalyani Pioneers of Indian Defence Industry. ❤ ❤ ❤

[@mNEEL4u]

Baba Kalyani's passion about digitisation is so heartwarming , hope Bharat Forge gets great success in coming days !!

[@antonsokolov1771]

Baba Kalyani not only received Padma Shri but also Order of th5 Polar Star from Sweden and Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

[@stdtoaster]

70 years squandered with socialist policies. India's lost years of opportunities. A company like Bharat Forge could have been one of the leading companies in the world decades ago. We now have a bright future ahead.

[@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384]

you do understand these are all from the socialist era right?

[@girishrau]

I don't know what you are alluding to but other than PSUs can't think of any private enterprise that could design, develop, manufacture or export defence equipment. The fact that you couldn't import a piece of equipment without a license is crazy.

[@bhayo8522]

Baba Kalyani is a visionary, no less! Kudos to him and Kalyani Forge for venturing into defence manufacturing and succeeding. We need more companies like Kalyani Forge.

[@deadlyninja8391]

Manohar Parrikar name is everywhere. India lost many such great people v soon. CDS Rawat, Parrikar etc.

[@pasupulatisailesh7487]

The thought of imagining they are not with us makes us feel sad, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Manohar Parrikar, CDS Bipin Rawat etc. .

[@adesaia]

Spot on.. we are lucky that such people were choosen to lead .. again we need to keep supporting Kalyanis the defence ministry and defence and PM MODI

[@soumyaranjan3708]

The torch bearers of Indian defence

[@PatriotIndia]

Kalyani ji is very humble person

[@pritamsarkar2385]

14:41 thank u modi govt for atma nirbhar bharat...our defence capabilities has improved so much...people plz vote for modi govt 🙏

[@PankajSharma-cq9nl]

I will vote only Rahul ghandi

[@India20504]

​@@PankajSharma-cq9nlfor what😂

[@peggandwhiskey]

Who the heck even votes for owl gandhi 😂😂😂

[@user-dw6bb3wx4w]

​@@peggandwhiskeyThe Donkeys vote for Modi .

[@Unknowngunman44]

​@@user-dw6bb3wx4wPappu fan spotted ... uneducated , begairat

[@Astra_BVR]

They are building all of this stuff without making a fuss about it. Like it 👍

[@krishnapillai2595]

Best defense related channel

[@pkmkb007]

Loss of Manohar Parrikar as defense minister is still being felt. Thought Indian defense is moving forward, hopefully modi 3.0 appoints a dynamic defense minister who understands that future wars will be a war of technology. Kalyani ji should also take a look at drones for offensive and defensive roles.

[@Scientist1351]

Kadi ninda intensifies

[@bisht176]

India & Indians are a great salute to all.

[@anandkumarkv8128]

Wonderful company. Great achievements in recent times. Products ranging from High mobility vehicles to Self propelled Guns of world class. Big boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat

[@kiransrinivasan3321]

Great to see the humble patriot, Mr. Baba Kalyani, getting his time in the limelight. Been following his ventures since the early BF days - what a visionary! Sad, short-sighted and petty-minded functionaries in Govts prior to the current one prevented his genius and potential from benefiting the armed services! Decades of lost opportunity now being slowly redressed. Hope he continues to guide his conglomerate to greater heights! A genuine candidate for a Bharat Ratna! 🙏 Kudos to Nitin Gokhale and team for their tireless work in highlighting such gems!

[@sagarmeena0210]

Govt needs to support Bharat Forge.....they doing amazing service to Country

[@bgb76]

I started watching this series bcoz of Baba Kalyani-ji a very EXCITED 75 year old KID Every time I see him on youtube -- he becomes THAT CHILD ready to showcase his TOYS THIS TIME HE HAS LOTSA TOYS with Artificial intelligence equipped Bharat Forge not just MELT METAL & FORGE also DESIGNING DEVELOPMENT & intergrate ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE in to into its TOYS COLLECTION VERY EXCITING EPISON thank Nitin Gokhale Till now watched Kalyani - nauty boy's bedroom Solar - Humbal Marwadi Shop HAL - PSU shop floor L&T -- RICH "CRIBBING" Company which is also BACKBONE of Indian Defence Equipments Producer & Am waiting for BDL

[@iXpress]

Sarkari babu is a hurdle to change & growth.

[@hovo3372]

🇮🇳 🤝🇦🇲 ❤ thank you for your support from Armenia

[@sidthorat]

Mr. Baba Kalyani is one of the best examples of how a business head should be. He is unsung hero of industrialisation

[@SureshKumar-fm8hu]

People who question modi govt about privatisation defense sector this is the results. All major defense company in is are private locked Martin , Raytheon, Boeing etc. We want join with private technology along with national defense agency like ordance factories and DRDO etc to make our defense strong like USA 🇺🇸doing. For real time example products that used in latest army exercise in Rajasthan shows of new age Indian armored vehicle. And their order vechile delivered within time by public and private partenership

[@kaustubhraizada]

privatization and selling to adani is two different things

[@raghunandanbs2005]

​@@kaustubhraizadawhat defence plant did modi sell ?

[@avinashgore6258]

Nitin this is a very good initiative! We can understand a little better how Self reliance is emerging for long term good of Bharat. Many thanks

[@AlphaBeta007]

Inspirational R&D work by BF. TASL, AdaniDefence, reliance and others should follow and stretch beyond assembling jigsaw.

[@surajbiradar9827]

Out of all these, adani defense hasn't done any significant R&d tbh. They are just doing screwdrivergiri.

[@sundarhalder6008]

10:32 it was very exiting days he says implying it is not the same case but interviewer quickly corrected as if in hurry and change the topic... I wonder why.

[@Blackshadow7795]

Thanks to Nitin sir and his full team for giving us super Amazing defence related videos 😊. Jai Hind ☺️❤🎉.

[@SFFRN19]

Our Desi General Dynamics ✨💪

[@TrackEngineersMumbai]

Desi Bharat forge

[@jigsaw2281]

Yes we want this series to continue interview and visit India defence companies...i want to see L&T defence next

[@striker44]

Kalyani ❤

[@chitraprasannaanbalagan5626]

Hatsoff to Mr Baba Kalyani for being such a wonderful visionary.... Hope all his dreams comes true!! Salute you sir!!

[@innocentstudent-]

Kalyani has the potential to become India's lockheed martin

[@infernal851]

Kalyani is doing some great R&D.. they are heavily investing I think in a decade they will produce new state of art defence products..

[@Ajay-fl7bl]

Excellent series. watching indian private companies exporting hitech defence equipment is just so noostalgic. Hope Indian army orders also come soon.

[@srinathradhakrishnan]

Several African and South-East Asian countries too have to potential to become a defence hub. Every country has potential, its no use talking about potential when one cant harness or put it to action. At the end of the day, India is a net importer of military arsenal. Period.

[@paadipanta2607]

Imports went down year after year. When it comes to defence the target is to keep the armed forces and country safe, rest are secondary.

[@mukeshkushwaha1621]

Wow , wish our PSU would be same like shown in video.

[@cherrykollipara5932]

Fantastic and quality effort Bharat Shakti team. Well done!!

[@adesaia]

Kalyanis have dedicated their vision for years to Indian army 🪖.. this is what India needs. DRDO AND OTHERS have been misguided and the procurement processes of IA were compromised for year . All that changed with Lt. Dr Parikar and For that we have to thank him and PM MODI . wish them more success

[@mkgrpd]

Great Nitin Sir. Excellent discussion going on

[@crazydrifter13]

This is so awesome. Would love to work on the digital side of things with Kalyani... Hopefully they hire fresh graduates too

[@drraokk]

Such an interesting show.Must do a second part with more details of the different artillery guns that Bharat Forge manufactures

[@itzraviengr1]

Respects to visionary man Sir BABA KALYANI

[@HG-os3dy]

Great interview and discussion with Bharat Forge! Please keep bringing these to us. A couple of items I noted, some good some not so good: - Factory floors were well organized similar to US/Western standards with lean mfg, lean inventory, segregated manufacturing areas, yellow stripe to demark production areas from walking areas for safety; - Great use of latest technology for design; Not so good: - Many workers were standing around watching not doing their jobs - that seems inefficient; - Safety gear such as safety glasses not work by many including Baba Kalyani even when in shop floor area; they have active forging going on and welding which can release sparkes and particles which are eye hazards. I think Induan mfg industry can benefit from enhanced safety training overall; - Surprised to see plant next to flats! What the F***! There should have been zoning to keep industrial plants away from residential areas as the plants use dangerous chemicals. Also, spies can live in this flats and have a clear vision into the ongoing activities and record everything. They might even have electronic surveillance equipment to hack into systems.

[@hollyholm4481]

Its has become emerging prime location of Mundhwa from earlier 20-30 years. Thier plant is now in middle of city. Only option is now to move it out of city. Also it was forging company earlier while industrial allotment and now it has transformed.

[@pinakypogo]

Hat's off for self reliance & professionalism...

[@PG24108]

Thank you for sharing with us, great progress ... many more things to do

[@kumarsuneet7070]

This is what the late Manohar Parrikar must have envisioned when he pushed for "Make in India " . Wish we had more people like Baba Kalyani. I mean the man is so passionate about his work. Great video Nitin. My daughter is an M.Tech in ECE , I will certainly ask her to watch this video. All the up and coming engineers need to see this.

[@dreambig2920]

The only large Indian MNC company-Bharat Forge who is doing somewhat investment in R&D unlike others who are happy making tail wings...other wise see Tata/L&T/Adani no investment in R&D...they are happy with contract manufacturing...we will see what Tata advances system will do...post manufacturing C295...will they able to build large transport aircradt like boeing c17 or c130 j....I doubt that ...they will still make wings ...

[@surajbiradar9827]

TASL and L&t are also doing R&D. can't say the same for Adani. And except guns kalyani is also doing screwdrivergiri in vehicles. There armoured platforms are license copies from south african paramount group and israeli Elbit. Their small arms are also license copies of thales australia and ARDE.

[@vishalpratapsingh]

Bharat Forge is doing a top class work. My best wishes to the company. I pray hope and wish that very soon we will master engine technologies as well.

[@raguramspace]

That was a very inspirational interview Manufacturing Greatness everywhere!🌟

[@RD-rj8xv]

Amazing!! Keep up the good job in your respective fields Mr Gokhale and Mr Kalyani!! We need much more of this!!

[@nileshparab8135]

Looking forward to this eagerly. We are thankful to Nitin sir and Bharat Shakti team ❤

[@viveksingh-dq6dd]

BABA ROCK... 👍👍

[@birenpatel6248]

What a documentary !! Must be shown to all Engineering Students. Sir Kalyani , with his MIT education and vision has always remained at the top in forging and now contributing greatly in making our own most sophisticated defence equipments. Salute to the team of Kalyani group !! Kudos to Nitin Sir and his team for this wonderful episode.

[@Gaurav90065]

I feel so happy after watching this...our private sector is on right track.

[@vivekchoudhary724]

Proud moment for Indians ❤❤

[@peter488101]

loved this series to know Indian businesses better from their own plants/factories/shops. Great Idea!

[@TheRintudas]

25 mints onwards it shows the application of AI/AR-VR/IOT using live in factory & controlling & monitoring operation globally sitting in Pune, that's awesome , that's all about industry 4.0

[@Satyaamevjayathe]

Great Video, great camera work going through a manufacturing plant , great interview.Keep up the good work Nitin and the team at Bharat Shakthi. Also can see the passion of Baba Kalyani when he speaks about his products .India need people like him

[@rajeshreddy2805]

Great job Baba Kalyani sir, hattsoff 🇮🇳🙏

[@JaunaMorh]

Great video Team Bharat Shakti & Nitin, Start making more of these kind of exciting videos that way your viewership goes up. You should have followers in millions. Keep it going 👍🏻

[@whomraja1704]

Great show Nitin. Kudos to everyone involved

[@pintu6270]

Great video sir Indians need this kind of people.

[@digvijaysingh6882]

Really enjoyed the Interview. BABA KALYANI is an inspirational man. Hope he comes out with a 52 cal mounted gun system that is < 25 tonnes next.

[@user-tw2hp6vd4c]

I Salute You Sir

[@ravinbhuttar3949]

Really inspiring and insightful to know the innovation in defence manufacturing. We can really have the world class guns and artillery system in few years... Also cheers to the export order for Armenia... Continue innovation, market it right to the target audience, keep the price competitive and quality at the best... Bharat Forge can really be the maverik in the artillery and guns industry.

[@aryaman05]

What a brilliant episode, thank you Nitin !

[@TrackEngineersMumbai]

Role model for Indian industry. Pl allow start ups and technology lovers allow them to visit and interact with your team. Pl guide them.

[@m.k.s.7417]

Peace And Love.

[@alphatrnmemes9462]

Bring us more interview of private defence companies🎉

[@paresweet]

Brilliant interview. Liked the way its conducted. My best wishes to this channel. I always felt large business owners' interviews are too casual sitting in the AC office instead of getting down to shop floor. I would like the interviewer to ask these gentlemen about their - schedule like when they were starting and growing the business, how they managed their work...questions that will help upcoming entrepreneurs of our country

[@amigoa9999]

Wow, such a nice episode. Wishing our great nation even more successes 💯

[@avinashmishra6327]

Very good and researched content ,Good work Nikhil Sir .Baba Sir is an inspiration for all.

[@bitpri05]

Amazing stuff coming from India 👍

[@sharthakghosh970]

Simply brilliant

[@MrAaanurag]

Great job Nitin ji..🙏🙏🙏

[@debaldas2685]

Another great episode and thanks for sharing all these. It gives a great confidence and positive vibes.

[@ThEEqualizer93]

Nitin was so nervous in this interview it almost felt like baba kalyani was the interviewer .

[@user-rt2qg4fj5h]

Baba Kalyani, hats off🙏🏼

[@hiemvanezi]

Excellent .. a must watch. At the end the portion on using augmented reality AR makes it so convenient for designers today.

[@maverick126]

Better smooth and natural movement during interaction spotted this time. Thanks Nitin Ji.

[@lucifermorningstar2856]

Hope they get some orders from indian army . I think army will soon finish the test of these artillery at Mars .

[@adv.cyriaceliassteen2361]

Dream Come True for our Nation... Major Shift from 'Buyer to Seller' status...

[@Sbn007]

Feeling proud 🙌 👏

[@himanshupandeyofficials8928]

Best defence channel 👏 👌 🙌 👍. Sir we want to see ground work of AMCA.

[@Saurabhkumar-dr4yc]

Jai hind 🇮🇳 🙏

[@backpropagation8365]

Amazing R&D. Again shows how Nehruvian policies and license raj kept India so backwards. If the government had given private Indian citizens the freedom to build businesses in every field after independence,India would have been a superpower a lot before. Shows how bad bureaucrats and economic policies screw up a whole country’s fate.

[@nitinacharya8375]

Outstanding....!! Mind-boggling for me... keep it up for the Nation, Shri Baba Kalyaniji.... you are a true patriot. Salute to you...! Salute to you, too, Nitin from Nitin Acharya. Great job. Keep it up. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@pcom9209]

Indian Steel 🇮🇳

[@amittiverton]

Excellent video highlighting excellent work by Kalyani group!

[@sajukumarc11]

Awesome product innovation...

[@spidey6085]

Wow❤

[@Gujjarhastag]

Thanks you for your service's for Baharat army

[@seshanm54]

Very impressed! Am not too sure how much time Nitin spent on putting this together but I think as we improve in sophistication in manufacturing & products, we need far greater inputs in terms of money, time, soecialisation & tech to put together crisp videos which will do justice to the tremendous strides India is making in manufacturing, technology, digitisation, AI, Robotics etc

[@raosaheb5637]

baba and nitin in one frame. pride of maharashtra

[@cp6947]

Baba Kalyani has 4 functional ready to deploy artillery systems-Garuda 105, bharat 52, ATAGS, MGS They have 1 bulk order from the army so far, for an armoured vehicle Just indian army things.

[@siddy.g6146]

Have you read the recent article/report about how IAF was pushing against the AMCA with silly reasons? The entire military ecosystem needs to be overhauled.

[@kabobmeinhaddi5591]

Rather unfortunate. I understand the fact that army has some additional constraints. But, the approach of looking for the best product in all aspects comes at the cost of our preparedness. And the mindset of the decision makers need to factor in India's long term security.