Indian brands often mistaken for international brands

Feb 28, 2024

While its classic British motorcycle style may suggest otherwise, Royal Enfield is a thoroughly Indian brand. Originally a British company, it's been manufactured in India since 1955.

Royal Enfield

This popular cosmetics brand has a French-sounding name, but it's an Indian company owned by Hindustan Unilever. It was named after the French opera Lakmé, which is itself derived from the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. 

Lakmé

One of India's most popular menswear brands, Peter England is owned by Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, a division of the Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group.

Peter England

Another popular clothing brand owned by the Aditya Birla Group, Allen Solly is often mistaken for a foreign company due to its name.

Allen Solly

India's first homegrown denim brand, Flying Machine was established in 1980 and continues to be a cool and trendy youth-focused label.

Flying Machine

Despite its Italian-sounding name, Da Milano is an Indian brand specializing in premium leather accessories and home furnishings.

Da Milano

This apparel brand specializing in woolen garments might have a European sounding name, but it's a well-established Indian company, part of the Oswal Woolen Mills Ltd.

Monte Carlo

This iconic dark rum, beloved worldwide, is surprisingly distilled and bottled in Ghaziabad, India!

Old Monk