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.
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.
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.
Another popular clothing brand owned by the Aditya Birla Group, Allen Solly is often mistaken for a foreign company due to its name.
India's first homegrown denim brand, Flying Machine was established in 1980 and continues to be a cool and trendy youth-focused label.
Despite its Italian-sounding name, Da Milano is an Indian brand specializing in premium leather accessories and home furnishings.
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.
This iconic dark rum, beloved worldwide, is surprisingly distilled and bottled in Ghaziabad, India!