Point of View

By the late 1970s, HM was ready to introduce a more modern car to the Indian market. The only other car they had in production at that time was the Ambassador, which was based on …

Just hearing the word "Parle G" conjures up images of biscuits dipped in warm milk and rapidly eaten before they disintegrated into the drink. Most Indians have grown up eating th…

Mansukh Lal Mahadev Bhai Kothari was born in a tiny hamlet in the Nareli area of Gujarat in July 1925. He was the oldest of eight children. As a young man, Mansukbhai made the jou…

The brand "Sumeet" comes from a dare issued by a lady to her husband. Madhuri Mathur,  in the 1960s, used a German-made Braun blender. It was effective, but the …

Brothers Rishab Kumar Lohia and Gopal Chandra Lohia started the company that bears their names, Lohia Machines Limited. The firm collaborated technically with ARCT France to pr…

Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain, brother of Times of India owner and philanthropist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, founded the chemical firm Dhrangadhra Chemical Works (DCW) Ltd. DCW owned…

A Dutch firm introduced vanaspati ghee to India in the 1930s as a low-cost alternative to desi ghee, or clarified butter made from cow's milk. During the colonial era in British I…

Archives reveal that Jamsetji Tata began processing seeds for oil at an experimental facility he had established in Bombay. The concept originated during World War I. Burjorji Pad…

Tata Oil Mills Company created Moti, a sandalwood-scented soap, in the 1970s. The branding, marketing, and design of all the products were done intentionally to make them seem exc…

Indians are more likely to recall the commercial with Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia than they are to recall using the soap itself. It was 1985, and Godrej was the manufactur…

Mr Jamsetji Tata was the first Indian to own and operate a soap plant when he purchased OK Coconut Oil Mills in 1917–18. OK Mills not only manufactured coconut oil, but also cold-…

The Tata Group has ventured into a wide variety of industries, ranging from steel, information technology, and cars to India's first airline. However, very few people are awa…

To ward off mosquitoes, a dry paste of pyrethrum powder is often rolled into a spiral coil and burned. Typically, the coil hangs at the core of the spiral. The smoke from the fire…

Nimbu paani, which translates to "lemon water," has long been considered the classic beverage for households throughout India. The straightforward lime juice prepared in homes …