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sheets. I look forward to optical trade fairs
where I can meet and greet my old friends from YOUNG HIRU
the industry and also interact with their new
generations who have entered the business.
Interplex is constantly reinventing and
creating new products for both Optical and
Recyclable Packaging sector. I am always excited
about the new innovations and old alliances
and that’s what leads me to my office desk
every morning.

TIO: You have worked hard to give this
wonderful legacy to your children/grandchildren.
What advice would you like to give them?

HP: The journey of Interplex into 4 decade
th
wouldn’t have been possible without hard
work and dedication. Interplex was set up
and mentored by personalities who
demonstrated highest level of integrity and HP: The technology driven business world
professionalism with deep commitment to today is enveloped in brightest blaze of
Optical and Plastic industry. possibilities. The new generation is armed with
smart phones and smart ideas and it is inspiring
I want to encourage my children and to see the creativity flowing from the young
grandchildren to maintain the set of values and ones into the businesses.
ethos, which created the legacy.
My advice to the new generation is simple.
TIO: The life you have lived is sure to be full “Open your arms to change but do not let go
of many good and bad stories. Please share an of the core values of integrity, dedication and
interesting anecdote that you fondly remember commitment to deliver excellence that built the
till date.
platform for you to stand on. While embracing
HP: Each decade of my life brought me change, you must take an inventory of principles
unique experiences but I will never forget the of the past torchbearers who are shining their
moment when I waited outside my village at guiding lights on your new path.”
Danilimda, Ahmedabad for Mahatma Gandhi, William Wordsworth once said, “Life is divided
who was leading the way for Dandi Yatra and in three terms – which was, which is, which will
I had the opportunity to put a handmade be. Lets learn from the past to profit by the
khadi garland around his neck raised on my present, to live better in the future.”
father’s shoulders.
TIO: Lastly, how would you like to be
Ten years later, Gandhijis courage kept me remembered?
firmly focused at my education in Imperial
college in England amongst blitz and bombings HP: I have lived through candle lit nights
during World War II, while most of my peers of early 1900s to Internet driven 2020s. I had
returned home without finishing their not seen a telephone till I was 15 and in my 10
th
education. decade of life, I learnt to use an i-phone. I am
always yearning to learn and learning keeps your
TIO: We salute our elders who are far mind young.
more experienced and truly make the best
teachers in the world! Please say some inspiring I want to be remembered as a man who had
words of wisdom for the future generation/or a wonderful time living life and who was not
for our readers. afraid to become a student even @ 102…

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