#IndependenceDaySpl: Business Insider India’s Brand Show-reel

These are the brands that took the nation by storm with their world-class products, and raised the country’s image on the global stage.
Sit back and indulge in an orgy of success stories of Indians who made it big and their brands that made us proud, then and now!

Tata Group : World’s largest wholesale voice carrier, world’s second-largest manufacturer of soda ash, among the world’s top five commercial vehicle manufacturers and among the top 10 best steel-makers and global IT services companies.

Benett & Coleman (Times of India) Group : India’s largest media conglomerate. It's Times of India is the largest circulating English newspaper in the world.

Birla Group : The first to put Indian business on the world map as far back as 1969, long before globalization became a buzzword.

Godrej Group : The company that gave India its first indigenous lock, and unlocked the gates to success.

Mahindra Group : The world's largest tractor manufacturer, and controls 1/3rd of the SUV market.

Wadia Group : One of India's oldest conglomerates - has been around since 1736.

Dabur : India’s original FMCG company whose name is from the Devanagri rendition of Daktar Burman (Da + Bur).

Indian Express Group : Started in 1931 by an Ayurvedic doctor, played a major role in India’s freedom struggle, and champions ‘the Journalism of Courage.’

Parle : A company whose iconic Parle-G biscuit has been around since independence and controlled one-thirds of India's biscuit market as of 2012.