15th august independence day

A member of Netaji Bose's Indian National Army, Captain Ram Singh Thakuri created the tune of India's national anthem and gave us iconic songs like 'Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja'. Yet few know his story.

Whether it was coming up with its first-ever TV commercial in 1984 or establishing call centre operations and a website as early as 1998-99, Asian Paints has always stayed ahead of time by anticipating the future trends.

Das hails from Odisha, where he was arrested for the first time when he was just 14 years old.