icons of india

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.

If you feel the story of this swadeshi tea brand is intriguing, wait till you see its iconic logo!

Aired for over 40 years, Binaca Geetmala with the golden voice of Ameen Sayani reigned over the hearts of millions of listeners.

Read the story of how Luna, India’s first moped, rode its merry way into the middle-class household offering an affordable and more comfortable alternative to the beloved bicycles.

The era of bathing bars or ‘toilette’ soaps, as they were more popularly known then, is one that folks from the eighties and nineties would surely hold close to their hearts.

This is Karsanbhai Patel’s story of how he took a new detergent brand from his backyard to every middle-class house in India.

"The radio set was a common possession where I lived, but even then, there would be a huge crowd at our place, eager to listen to the cricket commentary."