swadeshi

From a Delhi runway to a Gujarat charkha, khadi links breathable comfort with craft and pride. Fair pricing, better design and clear traceability are moving handspun fabric into modern wardrobes while more value reaches spinner and weaver homes.

Three brothers Suren, Kiran and Hemen Roy started the Bengal Lamps Ltd in Kasba, Calcutta, to manufacture and sell swadeshi electric bulbs

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.

While official records of his life remain sparse for the most part, the Sikkimese government recognised Trilochan Pokhrel’s contributions with the LD Kazi Award for Democratic Movement in 2018.

Launched by JRD Tata on the request of Nehru, Lakmé was India's first made-in-India makeup brand that found its genesis in aftermath of our Independence from the British Raj.

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

From India’s first gramophone to Bengal’s favourite perfume, Hemendra Mohan Bose created trailblazing swadeshi products at a time when British goods were flooding the Indian market. Interestingly, his uncle was the legendary scientist JC Bose! #LostTales #history #ForgottenHeroes

From India’s first fireproof safe and first indigenous fridge to the world’s first soap made of vegetable oil, Godrej has laid the foundation of modern India in many ways. #History #Legacy #IconsOfIndia #SoundsOfMakingIndia

In 1920, waterproofs were being imported into India and were prohibitively expensive, making it beyond the reach of most Indians. So a Bose from Bengal started a Swadeshi venture which manufactured them indigenously! #History #IconsOfIndia

On 15 August 1947, this company distributed nearly 1 lakh tubes of Boroline for free. And in the last 90 years, it's never been indebted to the Indian govt for a single rupee!