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.

The most important part of any acquisition is your ability to culturally integrate the people in the companies you acquire and your company.

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.

Our company is very diversified, both in terms of geography and in terms of products.

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.

Prior to 2001, hardly any company in North America or Europe would buy from India.