Made in India_ 20 Famous Indian Brands.pdf

This article mentions some of the best Made in India brands in the market that are flourishing enormously on international levels

1. Made in India: 20 Famous Indian Brands
Swadeshimeans‘fromourcountry’—oneofthefirstwordsthatemphasisethe
importanceofproductsthatoriginatefromourland.Thewordhashugeimportance
andweightageinitsnamealsobecauseitshistoryistraceddowntothenational
independencemovementwhenIndiansboycottedforeignproductstoencourage
domestic products.
ThelistofthosecompaniesthatwereoriginatedwhenIndiawasanew-borncountry
includes:
AllahabadBank,whichwasestablishedintheyear1865andistheoldestjointstock
bank.CompaniesliketheTataGroup–establishedintheyear1869,ParleG–
establishedintheyear1929,Godrej–establishedintheyear1897,Dabur–
establishedintheyear1884,andVadilal–establishedintheyear1907.Nowmany
ofthosecompaniesselltheirdomesticproductsglobally,andMadeinIndiaproducts
are now international commodities.
ManyoftheseIndianbrandsarenowrulingintheinternationalmarketwiththeir
outstandingproductsandservices.Theaspectofwesternisationhasdominatedthe
modernworldandsoonbutinreality,therearesomebrandsthatpeoplethinkofas
foreign brands, but they are actually of Indian origin.
Afterthe1950’sinitiativesregardingthegrowthoftheIndianmarket’sdemandand
supplyweretakenintoconsideration,forexample,JawaharlalNehruwasworried
aboutthegrowingdemandsofforeigncosmeticsbywomen,andsoheasked
Simone Tata and JRD Tata to work on it, which gave birth to the brand called Lakme.

2. AdeterminedattitudeisanessentialpartofmaintainingapositionasatopIndian
brandamidsomanyothernationalandinternationalbrands.Someofthosebrands
werealsoownedbyforeignnationalsandlatersoldtoIndianbusinessowners,
whichiswhymanyofthemhaveEuropeannames.Now,thesebusinessesarewell
established and are striving to occupy the maximum portion of the market.
HereisanexaminationofthebestMadeinIndiabrandsinthemarketthatare
flourishing enormously on international levels.
TheRoyalEnfield–Wasestablishedintheyear1893;RoyalEnfieldisa
British-originatedcompany.Earlier,thesebikeswereproducedinacompanycalled
EnfieldCycleCompany.Thenin1994,EnfieldCycleCompanywassoldtoEicher
Motorscompany;itisanIndianmotorcyclecompanyandwasfoundedin1948.And
so,thecompanywasrenamedRoyalEnfieldfromEnfieldCycleCompany.The
famouscharacteristicslikeitshigh-capacityenginesandtheirthumpingsoundare
the charm of Royal Enfield.
VanHeusenIndia–Wasfoundedintheyear1889,wasformerlyknownasPhillips
VanHeusenCorporation.ThisbrandcomesunderPVHCrop.PVHisnamedafter
animmigrantcalledJohnManningVanHeusen;hewasDutch.Now,thisIndian
brandisownedbyAdityaBirlaFashionandRetailLimited.VanHeusenbrandis
MadeinIndiabrandandalsooneofthefirstfashionpowerhousestoearnbillion
dollars.
OldMonk–ManyunknownOldMonkfansareunawareofthefactthattheir
favouriteOldMonkdrinksareMadeinIndia.Manybelievethatit’saforeignliquor.
ThisbrandisfamousevenafterthelackofadvertisementandisIndiabiggestliquor
brand.ThisdarkrumbrandcamefirstintothemarketofGhaziabad,UttarPradesh,
intheyear1954.BythecompanycalledMohanMeakinLimited.Itbecamea
world-leadingblackrumsellerin2013.Itsretailersarealsopresentincountrieslike
Japan, the USA, UK, Russia, Estonia, and more.
AllenSolly–Thisbrandinthe20
th
centurylandedintoIndianhands.Madura
Garmentsboughtitintheyear1993.OriginallyAllenSollywasoriginatedbyWilliam
HolinandCompanyLimitedintheyear1744.Andthecompany’sownershipwas
requiredintheyear2001bytheAdityaBirlagroup,andthebrandturnedouttobe
oneofonemostwell-knownbrandsintheIndianmarket.Ithasmanyfansnotonlyin
India but abroad also. Its online store is very popular too.
FlyingMachine–ItsfamousdesignerwasanItaliandesignercalledChicco.This
famedIndianbrandwasfoundedbyArvindLifestyleBrandLimitedintheyear1980.

3. Itisoneofthoseawesomebrands,whichselldenimclothes.Itglowsamongthe
finest made in India denim cloths.
MasalaMonk–IsfoundedbyabloggerandabusinessOwner,Shashank
Aggarwal,intheyear2018.Thecompanymakesmouth-wateringfoodingredients
andisthekingofmanyheartswholovethevarietyoftastesinpickles,grains,
sauces,fruits,dips,spices,mixes,andalotmore.Itsvariationinflavourshadmade
it one of the top famous Indian brands.
PeterEngland–thebrandfoundedin1997,isfamousforitsshirts,theirlacedoilies
andofcourse,thescentofcinnamontea.ThislegendarybrandisownedbyMadura
FashionandLifestyle,whichisasecondarybrandundertheAdityaBirlaGroup.In
India, this brand is one of the most well-known brands for its menswear collection.
Lakme–whodoesn’tknowthisbrand?Thisbrandhasbecomethesecondnameof
cosmetics,especiallylipsticks.ItbelongstoHindustanUnileverandiscontrolledby
CEOPushkarajShenai.LakmeisaclassyFrenchname,anditsnameisbasedon
theFrenchoperacalledLakme;itisderivedfromLaxmi,aHindugoddess.The
companywasastart-upofTataOilMills,alsoknownastheTOMCO,asectionof
Tata Group.
LouisPhilippe–itisoneofthemostcelebratedIndianbrands;itshistoryistraced
backto1989whenMaduraFashionandLifestylestarteditasabrandofmen’s
clothes.ThebrandisnamedafterLouisPhilippe,aFrenchmonarchwhoruledfrom
1830-1848.
Micromax–isafearsomecompetitorinthecomingworldofgadgettechnologies.It
startedin2000asanITsoftwarecompanyisnowfamousGurgaonbasedelectronic
company.IthassurpassedSouthKoreanbrandSamsungin2014andhasitstoesin
the international market.
DaMilano–Thecompanywaslaunchedasanexportingcompanyofleathergoods
intheyear1989.NowiswellknownforitsItalianflavourbutrarelyknownforits
Indian origin. The brand was inherited by Sahil Malik in the year 2000.
FranceLeone–wasfoundedintheyear1989.ThenamewithanItalianaccentis
anIndianestablishmentthatworkswellandsuppliesmen’sformalfootwear.Itis
ownedbyafootweartechnologistwholaterbecameamaturedshoeperfectionist,
Vishal Bhambri.

4. Jaguar–thecompanywasoriginallyfoundedin1922withthenameSwallow
SidecarCompany.Later,JaguarCarsandLandRoverweresoldtoTataMotorsin
the year 2008 by Ford. Now Indian Jaguar is a well-known, legendary vehicle brand.
AmrutSingleMalt–afavouriteofmanyhighlydemandedliquorbrands,has
reachedtheinternationalmarketinverylittletime.ThismadeinIndiabrandowns
thecreditoftheworld’sthirdfinestsinglemalt.Thebusinesswasstartedin1948.
Thecompanywentglobalin2009whenNeelakantaRaoJaggdaletransformedit
into a whisky company.
Hidesign–itwasfoundedin1978byDilipKapur,anditsfirststorewasinaugurated
in1990.ThecompanyisbasedinthebeautyofPondicherryandmanufactures
leathergoodsandexportsthemglobally.Itmakesaccessoriesandproductsfrom
leather imported from Tamil Nadu.
MunchiPolo–manywhothinkthisisaGermanbrandareoftensurprisedwhen
theycometoknowit’smadeinIndia.Thecompanyisknownforthebrandedkids
clothesitsupplies.ThecompanyisownedbyaprojectcompanycalledCatmoss
Retail Private Limited, which is led by Sudipt Ghosh and Ashwin Chawla.
LaOpala–anothernamethatfeelslikeFrancebutagainsurprises,itisanIndian
brand,whichwasfoundedbySushilJhunjhunwalain1988.Thecompany
manufacture and sell excellent tableware and cutlery.
CaféCoffeeDay-anamethatisspreadallovertheworldineverycity.Chikmagalur
basedcompanycalledAmalgamatedBeanCoffeeTradingCompanyistheownerof
thisIndiancoffeechain-CCD.CCD,wherealmosteveryoneofushangsout,hasa
veryhome-likeambience.Itwasfoundedin1996-Banglore,andnowitspresence
hasspreadoverPrague,Vienna,Dubai,andKarachi.Theygrowtheircoffee,make
their own coffee machines and even furniture for their CCD.
MonteCarlo–EstablishedbyOswalWoolenintheyear1984.Itwasnamedafter
thewell-knownAlpsdestination,MonteCarlo.Nowitisaleadingfashionbrandfor
bothmenandwomeninIndiaownedbyLudhiana,PunjabbasedNaharGroup,
which is its parent company.
EastIndiaCompany–Yes,whodoesn’tknowthisname?Theimperialisttrading
companythatwasearlierknownastheBritishEastIndiaCompanyisnowownedby
Sanjiv Mehta high-end extravagance goods provider.

5. Whatatwistinhistory,right?Nownexttimeyouthinkofshopping,doremember
these made in India brands.
Thesebrandshavemanyinterestingstoriestotellabouttheirstruggleand
achievements.ManywerebornbeforeIndianindependenceandarenowtouching
the sky in the independent country.
Peoplewiththerightframeofmindhavealwaysgivenustherightdirectiontogrow.
OnceJRDTatasaid,“forIndianbrandstodevelop,itisessentialtohaveanattitude
towardscreatingsomethingnew.”Thesebrandshaveexperiencedthesocial
boundariesofthetimeandhaveovercomethatsocialstigmainthejourneyof
achieving their goals.