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HIRU (FOURTH FROM LEFT)
AT DELEGATION TO EUROPE

competitive price. However, we continuously
made representations to the Government and
showed them the rationale behind revising
the duty structure as Interplex was creating an
opportunity to make Indian optical Industry
self-reliant and reduce dependence on imports.
Simultaneously, our dedicated efforts to deliver
international quality CA sheets convinced the
Optical industry that it was to their advantage to
buy Interplex products.
HIRU AT IMPERIAL
Interplex was welcomed with great zeal and COLLEGE, LONDON
enthusiasm by the optical industry and three WORKING ON WIND
TUNNEL FOR HIS PHD
decades later it is our proud privilege to be the
supplier of every manufacturing entity in the
optical industry.
TIO: We are happy to note that even though
you are 90+, you still work every day when so
many of your peers have already retired. What
motivates you to do so?

HP: Sunil and I set up Interplex when I was
70 years old. As Interplex started its innovative
journey into the Optical Industry, I had the
opportunity to meet the prestigious Optical
community leading the manufacturing and
trade of Optical frames. The excitement of
promoting Interplex products and forging
friendships with people in the optical trade
injected a new energy in my working days and
now as I am approaching my 102 birthday, I HIRU IN WORLD
nd
find myself equally enthused as I was 32 years WAR II DAYS AT
ago when we rolled out our first batch of CA UNIVERSITY, LONDON

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