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Kolkata based <keyword id="132800" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hindustan-Motors">Hindustan Motors</keyword> Ltd has appointed Bhikam Chand Mishra as its chief financial officer. The company made the announcement in a disclosure to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The auto maker of the iconic ambassador car has appointed Mishra as the CFO of the company for the next two years. 
	 According to Mishra’s Linkedin profile, has earlier served the Hindustan Motors as general manager (corporate finance). It should be noted that the auto maker has declared ‘Suspension of Work’ at its <keyword id="364521" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttarpara">Uttarpara</keyword> plant for over 2000 employees since May 2014. The company has attributed the massive lay off to “low productivity, growing indiscipline, shortage of funds and lack of demand of products’. 
	 “Based on legal opinion obtained, the employees and the workmen, falling under the purview of ‘Suspension of Work’ are not entitled to any salary or wages during that period and accordingly, the Company has not provided for such salary and wages,” the auto maker told <keyword id="35140" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BSE">BSE</keyword>. 
	 
	It further added that since there have been several employee agitations, the company does not have access to documents pertaining to operational and financial matters. “The government of West Bengal has alleged that the company had realized an excess sum of Rs 19,447 lakhs from the sale of 314 acres of land at Hindmotor, West Bengal, in earlier years and it should refund the said amount with interest thereon. The company has been legally advised that there is no liability to make any payments against the alleged demand. 
	 
	The company has also made an exit from its Corporate Debt Restructure (CDR) programe by allotting securities and making a payment of balance of Rs 640 lakh to the lenders. 
	 
	Image: Indiatimes.com

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<ul><li><keyword id="14027170" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ambassador-maker-hindustan-motors" source="Orion">Ambassador maker Hindustan Motors</keyword> is looking to make a comeback in India.</li><li>The company has reportedly entered into a joint venture with an European electric vehicle maker.</li><li>The company will launch electric two-wheelers and cars in the country.</li></ul>Ambassador was one of the most iconic cars in India and was seen as a symbol of prestige in the country. Now, though, it is a relic of the past but its maker, <keyword id="132800" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hindustan-motors" source="Orion">Hindustan Motors</keyword>, is reportedly looking to make a comeback by jumping onto the electric vehicles bandwagon. The auto industry across is now going through a revolution, with most major companies looking to introduce electric cars. While the electric vehicle industry is still in a nascent stage, Ambassador maker Hindustan Motors is reportedly looking to make a comeback in India with electric vehicles. According to a <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/automobile/hindustan-motors-plots-return-in-talks-for-jv-with-european-company-for-ev-122052400798_1.html">report</a> by Business Standard, Hindustan Motors, India’s first car maker, is looking to revive its business by entering into a joint venture (JV) with a European auto company from the EV industry. The iconic Ambassador car was manufactured by Hindustan Motors, which began production in 1958, ending it nearly 50 years later in 2014. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Equity discussions are underway" comment="subhead" text="Equity discussions are underway">Equity discussions are underway</cmsannotation> A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has reportedly been signed by Hindustan Motors and the required due diligence is expected to take around three months. Uttam Bose, a director of Hindustan Motors has said the companies are currently discussing the equity structure. In the current proposed structure, Hindustan Motors will own 51% of the stake and the unnamed European company will own the remaining 49%. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Hindustan Motors will re-enter with an electric scooter" comment="subhead" text="Hindustan Motors will re-enter with an electric scooter">Hindustan Motors will re-enter with an electric scooter</cmsannotation> Interestingly, the JV is not just focused on electric cars. The first vehicle from the company will be an electric scooter. Interestingly, this comes at a time when the sales of electric two wheelers are at an all time high and increasing rapidly. A report last month revealed that there has been a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-two-wheeler-sales-surge-over-5-times-in-2021-22/articleshow/90775731.cms">five-fold increase</a> in the sale of electric scooters. While Hero Electric and Okinawa are at the top in the electric two-wheeler segment, Tata Motors is dominating the <keyword id="46640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="electric-car" source="Orion">electric car</keyword> segment. “Initially, the project will launch two-wheelers and subsequently four -wheelers,” said Uttam Bose in a statement to Business Standard. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Electric vehicles to be manufactured in West Bengal" comment="subhead" text="Electric vehicles to be manufactured in West Bengal">Electric vehicles to be manufactured in West Bengal</cmsannotation> Initially, the electric vehicles will be manufactured at the company’s Uttarpara plant in West Bengal, where it stopped production in 2014. The company will use the 295 acres space that it has in Uttarpara. “We have the facility and the infrastructure and we want to sweat it out,” Bose added. It will be interesting to see the electric vehicles introduced by the Hindustan Motors and how the company competes with the existing players. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-avinya-renders-reveal-the-expected-design-of-the-concept-electric-car/articleshow/91765348.cms">Tata Avinya renders reveal the expected design of the concept electric car</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ather-450x-tvs-iqube-st-ola-s1-pro-and-other-electric-scooters-to-buy-in-india-in-2022/slidelist/91741854.cms">Ather 450X, TVS iQube ST, Ola S1 Pro and other electric scooters to buy in India in 2022</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tvs-new-iqube-electric-scooter-comparison-with-ather-450x-and-ola-s1-pro/articleshow/91657740.cms">TVS launches new iQube electric scooter in India – here’s how it fares against the Ather 450X and Ola S1 Pro</a>

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="6357783" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="West-bengal">West Bengal</keyword> government has so far identified over 16 areas as <keyword id="7053912" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="containment">containment</keyword> zones in Hooghly as of May 13. </li><li>The <keyword id="210071" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Health">Ministry of Health</keyword> defines COVID-19 containment zones as the area where several positive cases of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> are found.</li></ul>The West Bengal government has so far identified over 16 areas as containment zones in Hooghly as of May 13. The authorities have shifted from large containment zones to micro-zone plan. The areas have been completely sealed, and the authorities disallowed the entry and exit to those locations in order to contain the virus. What are containment zones? The Ministry of Health defines COVID-19 containment zones as the area where several positive cases of Coronavirus are found. “The cluster containment strategy would be to contain the disease within a defined geographic area by detecting cases in the nascent stage, breaking the chain of transmission and preventing its spread to new areas. This would include geographic quarantine, social distancing measures, enhanced active surveillance, testing all suspected cases, isolation of cases, quarantine of contacts and risk communication to create awareness among the public on preventive public health measures,” said the Ministry of Health. Here’s the entire list of containment zones ward-wise across the <keyword id="411893" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hooghly-district">Hooghly district</keyword> <ol> <li>Ramsita Lane, (labour quarters of line no 9 of Indian Jutemill) of ward no 12 of Serampore municipality under Serampore P.S. </li> </ol> 2.Burning ghat of Ballavpur Smasankali, Thakurbati Street of ward no 17 of Serampore Municipality under Serampore P.S. 3.Bhatrisangha , Nehru nagar colony of ward no 18 of Serampore municipality under Serampore P.S. 4.Naya bustee of ward no 29 of Serampore municipality under Serampore P.S. 5.Bari masjid Lane of ward no 1of Rishra municipality under Serampore P.S. 6.Gokhana housing complex beside R.K Road of ward no 2 of Rishra municipality under Serampore P.S. 7.Goalapara Road (G.T. Road to 4no Rail gate) of ward no 2 of Rishra municipality Serampore P.S. 8.Jodhan Singh Road of ward no 3 of Rishra municipality under Serampore P.S 9.Bhutnath Pal lane (15 house holds) of Bangur park ward no 11 of Rishra municipality (Rishra P.S.) 10.Simla Satghara Road, Pravasnagar of ward no 18 of Rishra municipality, (SS Road extension to Entry point of Pravasnagar of Serampore 29 no ward) under Serampore P.S. 11.Himnagar of Ward no 11 of Dankuni municipality under Dankuni P.S. 12.Malik para of Mollaber of Sansad 1 of Rishra GP (Dankuni P.S.) under the jurisdiction of Serampore- Uttarpara Block. 13.Adarshanagar of Sansad 17 of Kanaipur GP (Uttarpara P.S.) under the jurisdiction of Serampore- Uttarpara Block. 14.Naw Para of Sansad 10 of Kanaipur GP (Uttarpara P.S.) under the jurisdiction of SeramporeUttarpara Block. 15.Torar math (19 no of households) Beledanga of Sansad 2 of Barijhati GP (Chanditala PS) under the jurisdiction of Chanditala II Block. 16. Banchharam Mitra Lane of ward no 11 of Konnagar municipality under Uttarpara P.S. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/checkout-the-names-of-the-containment-zones-in-kolkata-west-bengal/articleshow/75674375.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Checkout the names of the containment zones in Kolkata, West bengal</a>

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<keyword id="5269" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Minister">Chief Minister</keyword> and Trinamool Congress chairperson <keyword id="43868" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mamata-Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</keyword> on Friday released her partys candidate list for all 294 seats in the <keyword id="332351" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bengal-assembly">Bengal Assembly</keyword>. "I have given importance to young people this time while choosing the name of candidates. They all are young people," Banerjee said. It appeared to be a star-studded affair as the <keyword id="201042" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Trinamool-chief">Trinamool chief</keyword> accommodated a slew of Bengali film and television industry representatives in the party's candidate list for the upcoming elections in March-April. Banerjee said that she will contest from East Midnapore's Nandigram this time. "I will contest from Nandigram. I keep my promises," she said while releasing the list here at her Kalighat residence. State power minister and Trinamool Congress veteran Sovandeb Chatterjee will contest from Bhawanipore seat as Mamata chose to contest from Nandigram. Former Trinamool Councilor and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)'s Member of Mayor in council (MMiC) Debashis Kumar will contest from Rashbihari seat, in place of Chatterjee. The Trinamool supremo also fielded actor Kanchan Mallick, who had joined the Trinamool Congress a few days back, from Hooghly's Uttarpara; Soham Chakraborty from Chandipur; director Raj Chakraborty from Barrackpore; actress Sayantika from Bankura; actress June Malliah from Midnapore sadar; actress Sayani Ghosh from Asansol south; cricketer Manoj Tiwari from Howrah's Shibpur and Kaushani Mukherjee from Krishnanagar north assembly constituency. West Bengal will go to polls in eight phases between March 27 and April 29. Counting of votes will take place on May 2. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-find-my-stalking-airtags-item-safety-alerts/articleshow/81342449.cms">Apple’s new Find My feature updated to prevent stalking as launch of the rumoured AirTags nears</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/regulating-digital-news-is-important-but-freedom-of-press-is-precious/articleshow/81341289.cms">OPINION: Regulating digital news is important but freedom of press is precious</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/heranba-industries-ipo-makes-a-bumper-debut-on-stock-exchanges/articleshow/81342578.cms?upcaceh=2">Heranba Industries makes a bumper debut on stock exchanges — shares soar 44% over the issue price band</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/ignore-low-cibil-score-for-street-vendor-loans-work-on-holidays-and-other-diktats-from-indian-government-to-banks-rushing-to-meet-march-target/articleshow/81223572.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Bankers may be working all 31 days of March with the government looking to double the loans doled out under the PM SVANidhi scheme</a>

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In a star-studded Assembly election battle in West Bengal, in which both the ruling <keyword id="43826" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Trinamool-Congress">Trinamool Congress</keyword> and the principal opponent <keyword id="14666" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> fielded more than a dozen actors and actresses as candidates, the trends seem to show that while the Trinamool has successfully reaped the advantage of stardom, the <keyword id="204577" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="saffron-party">saffron party</keyword> has failed to capitalise on the glamour quotient. Tollygunge was considered by many as one of the toughest seats for the Trinamool, where the BJP fielded singer-turned-politician MP Babul Supriyo against seasoned campaigner Arup Biswas. However, after 10 rounds of counting, Biswas was way ahead of Supriyo, taking a lead of more than 10,000 votes. With Biswas increasing the lead after every round, it seems that Supriyo is now fighting a losing battle. In fact, all the major characters from the celluloid fielded by the ruling Trinamool Congress are maintaining lead in their respective constituencies. In Barrackpore -- an industrial town in North 24 Parganas district considered to be the fortress of BJP strongman Arjun Singh -- Trinamool candidate and popular director Raj Chakraborty is leading against BJP's Chandramani Shukla by a margin of nearly 4,000 votes. Two other popular actresses -- June Maliah from Midnapore and <keyword id="1076648" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sayantika-Banerjee">Sayantika Banerjee</keyword> from Bankura -- have maintained their lead against their respective <keyword id="6414910" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bjp-candidates">BJP candidates</keyword>. Actress Sayani Ghosh, who is contesting from the Asansol South constituency from where Babul Supriyo had won in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, is ahead of BJP candidate and president of BJP Mohila Morcha, Aginmitra Paul, by a narrow margin. Similarly, popular actor and Trinamool nominee Kanchan Mullick is leading in the Uttarpara Assembly constituency in Hooghly district. Not only Babul Supriyo, but the other BJP star candidates have also started showing trends of trailing in different constituencies across the state. Locket Chatterjee -- the sitting MLA from Hooghly who is now contesting from Chuchura -- is trailing by a margin of more than 3,000 votes against Trinamool's Asit Mazumder. Similarly, <keyword id="41885" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rudranil-Ghosh">Rudranil Ghosh</keyword>, who had recently changed camps and joined the BJP, is trailing behind Trinamool veteran and state minister Sovondeb Chatopadhyay. BJP's Payel Sarkar, who is contesting from Behala East, is trailing behind her Trinamool rival Ratna Chatterjee, the estranged wife of former mayor Sovon Chatterjee. Another popular actress <keyword id="1834697" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Srabanti-Chatterjee">Srabanti Chatterjee</keyword>, who is contesting from the Behala West constituency on a BJP ticket, is behind Trinamool heavyweight and state education minister Partha Chatterjee. Similarly, actor-turned-politician and BJP nominee Yash Dasgupta is trailing behind Trinamool's Swati Khandoker in the Chanditala Assembly constituency in Hooghly district. "People have given their votes in favour of the development programmes of Chief Minister <keyword id="43868" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mamata-Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</keyword>. It is not the candidates but the party that matters and the people believe that the Trinamool Congress will work for the people. That's why all our candidates are emerging victorious," a senior Trianmool leader said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/final-tally-of-suvendu-adhikari-mukul-roy-rajiv-ghosh-and-other-ex-tmc-leaders-who-fought-on-bjp-ticket/articleshow/82354609.cms">These 13 former TMC leaders got tickets from BJP – only four of them are leading</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bjp-is-now-leading-on-four-of-the-twenty-seats-it-contested-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/82354058.cms">BJP is now leading on four of the twenty seats it contested in Tamil Nadu</a>

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Kolkata, Apr 21 () Most parts of the Hooghlydistrict in West Bengal was declared as COVID-19 containmentzones by the state government, a senior official said onTuesday.All wards of the municipalities of Uttarpara Kotrang, Dankuni, Srerampore, Rishra, Konnagar, Baidyabati,Champadani, Chandannagar, Bhadreshwar have been identified asCOVID-19 containment zones, he said.The gram panchayats of Raghunathpur in SreramporeUttarpara block, Kumirmora, Bhagwatipur, Haripur of ChanditalaI block and Garalgacha, Barijhati of Chanditala II, Mundalika,Kotalpur and Dilakhas under the Hooghly (Rural) PoliceDistrict have also been identified as containment areas, anorder issued by the office of the district magistrate said.Areas under the gram panchayats of Rashidpur,Rajbhalhat I, Rabhalhat II of Jangipara block have been alsobeen declared containment zones, the order stated.Though there have not been many cases in thedistrict, we are imposing the restrictions as a precautionarymeasure to contain the spread of the virus. Nobody will beallowed to go out, and nobody will be allowed to come in, asenior official of the Hooghly district administration told.Any office, whether that of the government or aprivate entity, has been prohibited from opening in theseareas which are affected or susceptible to be infected, theorder said.The instruction further stipulates that only a fewprivate and commercial establishments like IT and ITES, e-commerce of essential goods, banks, NBFC are allowed to be 25per cent manpower. Other private offices to remain closed," itstated.Till Monday evening, West Bengal witnessed 12 deathsdue to COVID-19, and 330 positive cases. SCHSOM SOM

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<ul><li><keyword id="67893" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dilip-Chhabria">Dilip Chhabria</keyword>’s company DC2, which was earlier called DC Design, has digitally redesigned the famous Indian <keyword id="2722" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ambassador">ambassador</keyword>.</li><li>DC2 has reportedly said that if it gets enough positive response on the car, it will produce. </li><li>Manufactured by <keyword id="132800" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hindustan-Motors">Hindustan Motors</keyword>, the car was in production for 29 years and finally bid goodbye to the streets in 2014. </li></ul>Dilip Chhabria’s company DC2, which was earlier called DC Design, has <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/auto/this-electric-hm-ambassador-rendered-by-dc2-makes-us-wish-it-was-a-reality-2559943.html">digitally redesigned</a> the famous Indian ambassador. The company has envisioned the ambassador in an electric version and it looks nothing like the classic version of the car. The pictures of the car have now gone viral. <div type="image" title="ambassador" msid="74966149" hostid="261"></div> However, the car is not being actually manufactured, well as of now. <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/auto/this-electric-hm-ambassador-rendered-by-dc2-makes-us-wish-it-was-a-reality-2559943.html">Report</a>s say that DC2 has confirmed that if it gets enough positive response, it will be taken to production. The Hindustan Ambassador is a classic Indian car and was one of the first cars to be actually made in India. Manufactured by Hindustan Motors, the car was in production for 29 years and finally bid goodbye to the streets in 2014. HM decided to stop manufacturing the car because of low demand and increasing financial issues. It had then <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hindustan-motors-stops-production-of-ambassador-cars-563850">said it stopped production</a> due to “worsening conditions at its Uttarpara plant which include very low productivity, growing indiscipline, critical shortage of funds, lack of demand for its core product the Ambassador and large accumulation of liabilities." Ambassadors were also the top choice for Indian diplomats and was even considered as a ‘status symbol’ in the seventies and eighties. However, as sleeker foreign modelled cars started entering the markets, its popularity waned. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-motors-passenger-vehicles-and-electric-vehicles-will-now-come-under-a-new-subsidiary-says-business-ready-to-realise-its-true-potential/articleshow/74846539.cms">Tata Motors passenger vehicles and electric vehicles will now come under a new subsidiary – says business ready to realise its true potential</a>

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For the kids born in 70s and 80s, ambassador wasn’t just a car. At a time with limited options in four-wheelers, ambassadors were a sign of luxury for those who could afford it. A car that has carried our Prime Ministers and Presidents for ages has already stopped its productions a few years back. And now as the final nail on the coffin, the C K Birla Group-owned Hindustan Motors just sold the brands and trademarks to Peugeot SA Group. 
 
The deal has been formalised at Rs 80 crore. 
 
It is not known whether the French car maker Peugeot may use the brand to sale cars in India. 
 
Modelled after the British Morris Oxford, the Ambassador was the first car to be made in India and was once a status symbol, but began losing its dominance in the mid-1980s when Maruti Suzuki introduced its low-priced 800 hatchback. It lost further cachet and market share when global automakers began setting up shop in India in the mid-1990s, offering models with contemporary designs and technology. The Ambassador has remained the choice of a dwindling share of bureaucrats and politicians, usually in white with a red beacon on top and a chauffeur at the wheel. It is also still in use as a taxi in some Indian cities including Kolkata. 
 
Despite its British origins, the Ambassador is considered as a definitive Indian car and is fondly called the "king of Indian roads". The automobile was manufactured by Hindustan Motors at its Uttarpara plant in West Bengal.

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Just when the wind of change was sweeping across India and Narendra Damodardas Modi-led <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> was getting elected to power, a part of India’s legacy folded up, probably never to return again. But the legacy had nothing to do with the monarchy of India or the country’s historical diamonds even though the latter had graced the overseas museums for long. No, the legacy was all about India’s very own love affair with automobiles. 
 It was a day that would go down in the history of modern India. The iconic <keyword id="2722" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="ambassador">Ambassador</keyword>, manufactured by <keyword id="132800" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Hindustan-Motors">Hindustan Motors</keyword>, ended its journey on May 24, at the factory that once rolled out the puffed-up version of Great Britain’s long-defunct <keyword id="309121" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Morris-Oxford">Morris Oxford</keyword>. India has been driving these cars manufactured at Uttarpara in West Bengal since 1957. 
 But the decision to stop production was taken after the abysmal drop in sales figures of <keyword id="1236214" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ambassador-cars">Ambassador cars</keyword>. Only 2,200 units were sold in the last fiscal even though <keyword id="25903" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Indians">Indians</keyword> bought nearly 1.8 million four-wheelers during that period. With business hitting rock bottom, the writing was already on the wall and Ambassador had to wrap up its journey. 
 
The only breather is a statement from Hindustan Motors that says: Production closed until further notice. Does it signify chances of resurrection? That just might be the case – at least those who want to cling to some ray of hope believe so. Most of the fans believe that the beautiful, bountiful Ambassador will be back on the Indian roads again. 
 
As we all know, a car signifies mobility and class. But in the case of Ambassador, it was not a mere vehicle that carried people from point A to point B. In those early days, when India was just waking up to the fact that it was a free state and scales of hierarchy had to be created from the starting point onwards, the Ambassador played a very significant role in fixing that scale. 
 In fact, Ambassador spoke the language of metaphors. It signified ego, power, money, class, close-knit families and much more. It was the tugging string that still linked us to <keyword id="988054" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="British-India">British India</keyword>. It was also about the all-powerful babudom that had taken over (it was the ultimate status symbol for every government official and even the elected representatives of the country). 
 At a time when branding was never done by hired agencies, Ambassador stood for majesty and elegance. When on the move, it could easily attract a glance of appreciation from all and sundry and ruled the Indian roads for nearly three decades till it was done in by a low-cost hatchback. The Ambassador began to lose its sheen from the 1980s when <keyword id="44883" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Maruti-Suzuki">Maruti Suzuki</keyword> introduced its first <keyword id="43041" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Maruti-800">Maruti 800</keyword>, touted as the people’s car. 
 The Ambassador manufacturers had failed to see the fast-changing consumer map pervading the entire country. We no longer had cities with large joint families. <keyword id="400822" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Industrialisation">Industrialisation</keyword> had started to eat into the family space and migration in search of greener pastures had begun in villages and semi-urban areas. Joint families had begun to move out with their ‘share’ of property. The phrase ‘invasion of privacy’ had just entered lives, with the term privacy gaining its own definition. 
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