Icons of India

In the upcoming biopic Ae Watan Mere Watan, actor Sarah Ali Khan will essay the role of freedom fighter Usha Mehta, who ran a secret radio station at a crucial point in India’s freedom struggle.

Hyderabad’s iconic Deccan Pen Store was born when young S A Siddiqui set out to Calcutta in search of livelihood. Today, it is world renowned for its vast variety of pens, and receives orders from across the world.

Dilip Basak’s rectangular shop in the bylanes of Kolkata is one of the few remaining ones in India that can breathe new life into fountain pens.

Founded in 1981 by Rambabu Ramraj Sharma, Old Mumbai Ice Cream is iconic in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana. But despite the name it is based in Ichalkaranji.

Over the last 34 years, Titan has kept a special place in our hearts. The story of these 'made in India' watches begins in Hosur, then a small village in Tamil Nadu, and with the vision of Xerxes Desai, the company's first CEO.

The brain behind Naturals Ice Cream, Raghunandan Kamath used his mother's hacks and father's fruit expertise to build an iconic Indian brand that stepped away from artificial colours, flavors and preservatives.