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Muthuswamy Mudaliar's journey from a humble mail runner in colonial India to the founder of Nilgiri Dairy Farm Ltd., one of India's most renowned dairy brands, is a testament to r…

When it came to colas in India, Coca-Cola was unrivalled until 1977. Coca-Cola had to reveal its secret recipe due to new protectionist regulations that year, which put severe lim…

Apple has scaled its business and expanded its market reach through the successful use of technology, product innovation, and distribution channels. Business development and scala…

The original creators of Tang in 1957 were William Mitchell and William Bruce James, two culinary scientists working for General Foods. Mitchell also invented some well-known Amer…

Singapore had Taylor Swift. Ticket costs range from $328 to $500 (not including fees) for a single day's worth of performances, given that each show lasts three and a half hour…

As part of his framework for analysing cultural differences in societies and organisations, Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede created the Power Distance Index (PDI) as a cu…

K. M. Mammen Mappillai was born in 1922. The Kandathil family had nine children in all, with him being the youngest of eight boys and one girl. His father ran a bank and the Manor…

Safari on Macs, iPads, and iPhones uses Google as its default search engine, and Google pays Apple billions of dollars a year to keep it that way. Google reportedly paid Apple "ar…

In corporate strategy, the flywheel effect refers to a series of actions that, once initiated, tend to increase speed and provide an ongoing positive feedback loop. This symbolic …

Abbas Abdul Rahim Hajoori and Mohsin A. Hajoori,  Dawoodi Bohra brothers, began the business in 1923 to fulfil refill orders for VIMTO, a British soft drink manufacturer. Mohsin H…

One interesting aspect of human hearing is the Cocktail Party Effect, which occurs when people appear to tune out all other sounds in a busy room by concentrating on one particula…

Ah, shopping!! The universal pastime that can make even the most stoic of individuals break into an impromptu happy dance when they find that perfect pair of shoes on sale Whil…

"Animals may teach us invaluable lessons about ourselves, which may be their most incredible gift." Author: Nick Trout As a dog parent and dog lover, I couldn't pass up this ch…

In July 1947, Chakrapani and Nagi Reddi began publishing "Chandamama" in Telugu. Chakrapani was the magazine's first editor. Nagi Reddi, a prominent South Indian film producer, ov…