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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.

John Gomes had purchased the brand from a Britisher, Bernard Xavier Furtado, in 1953. Though he was not musically inclined, his business acumen helped him diversify from music instruments to sports goods and running a printing press.

Kolkata's Nanigopal and Sankaracharya Maitra started Sulekha Ink during the Swadeshi movement as a way to boycott foreign stationery products. From Gandhi and Tagore to Satyajit Ray, here's how this iconic brand left a mark across India and the world.

Nationalist and freedom fighter Paresh Chandra Chatterjee started Indian Tea and Provisions, today called Luxmi Tea, in 1912 to fight the British. Here's the company's unique story.

Founded in 1971 with a Rs 1 lakh investment, Ajanta Orpat has grown over the last 50 years into a Rs 1,250 crore revenue giant.

'Mahashay' Dharampal Gulati, passed away on December 3 at the age of 97. Watch him dance to celebrate the 100th anniversary of MDH Masala in this viral video.

Pune-based Jaidev, owner of a Sindhi Papad brand, uses the century-old recipe of Sindhi flavoured papad that was safely passed down from one generation to another

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.

If the Khurram Kharram jingle cemented its place in the audience’s mind, the humble product won millions of hearts. Coming from a Gujarati family, I can vouch that no meal is complete without Lijjat Papad.

How and when did India fall in love with the trusty pressure cooker? To unravel the answer, we need to go back to 1869, when a forgotten Indian inventor was born in West Bengal. #GreatIndianManufacturing