Baba Kalyani was born on 7 January 1949 to Sulochana and Neelakanth Kalyani, a Pune based technocrat and maker of auto components.He completed his high school from Rastriya Military School Belgaum, formerly King George Royal Indian Military College. He attended BITS Pilani, from where he earned a BE(Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering, and later in Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned an MS degree.
Baba Kalyani joined Bharat Forge in 1972 when the company's annual turnover was about US $ 1.3 million; it then became a global company with 11 manufacturing facilities spread across India, USA, Germany, Sweden, and China.
Kalyani pioneered the export of automobile components from India to China in 2002. Bharat Forge was the country's largest exporter of automotive components for eight consecutive years, with exports contributing almost 50% to total sales. Every second heavy truck manufactured in USA runs on a "Made by Bharat Forge, India" front axle beam. Bharat Forge’s global customer base comprises 38 automobile manufacturers besides several tier suppliers to the industry. Customers include General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Honda, Renault, Volvo, Cummins, Caterpillar-Perkins, ArvinMeritor and Dana Corporation
Baba Kalyani joined Bharat Forge in 1972 when the company's annual turnover was about US $ 1.3 million; it then became a global company with 11 manufacturing facilities spread across India, USA, Germany, Sweden, and China.
Kalyani pioneered the export of automobile components from India to China in 2002. Bharat Forge was the country's largest exporter of automotive components for eight consecutive years, with exports contributing almost 50% to total sales. Every second heavy truck manufactured in USA runs on a "Made by Bharat Forge, India" front axle beam. Bharat Forge’s global customer base comprises 38 automobile manufacturers besides several tier suppliers to the industry. Customers include General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Honda, Renault, Volvo, Cummins, Caterpillar-Perkins, ArvinMeritor and Dana Corporation
Kalyani serves on the Boards of many companies and represents industry on several Industry, Trade and Educational institutions in India and abroad. Notable amongst these are the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council [NMCC] and the National Knowledge Commission [NKC].
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. Since its inception in 2000, Pratham Pune has made a difference in the lives of over 100,000 children in Pune society. Kalyani is also providing free technical and vocational training to rural youth at a government Industrial Training Institute [ITI] Taluka in Pune district that is being run as a Public-Private partnership, a model being replicated in other parts of the country. Kalyani also supports various other NGOs and charitable institutes engaged in education and assisting the disadvantaged and needy..
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