We book our exports forward for more than a year, and so we have a fixed rate. We do not get the spot rate that we see in the market every day.

The year 2013 has been very difficult, with a lot of headwinds in almost every region and every business.

Being more happy than not helps you get up every day.

I play every day. I had a bad back, but they fixed it.

We have done a lot of work on cost reduction, getting ourselves lean, reducing our breakeven, reducing our fixed cost and increasing exports. All of these factors help because our export basket is not just automotive but also includes industrial products, railways and others.

We manufacture automotive components including critical engine and axle parts for passenger cars, diesel engines and medium & heavy commercial vehicles. Till 1997, our focus was almost entirely on the domestic market with a relatively insignificant portion of revenues from exports.