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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Chips off the old block

India is home to hundreds of regional warriors with ambitions to go national

Regional Goliaths: The making of a national brand

A bunch of regional brands are today bigger than their MNC rivals in the states that they operate in, and their ambitions are far from over

VKC Group: From regional to global

Kerala-based VKC Group took some bold bets to become one of the largest homegrown footwear manufacturers. It is now banking on overseas tie-ups to leave a global footprint

Milk Mantra: Unsettling the dairy biggies with premium play

Milk Mantra has disrupted the dairy market in Odisha with its premium products. Can it find greener pastures in the rest of India?

Prataap Snacks, to Delhi and beyond: Catapulting to a Rs 1,000-crore brand

Prataap Snacks started in a 100 sq ft room, and its founders sensed an opportunity in entering the big FMCG race by entering the national capital first. Can it knock down the big boys?

Can Bharat help Cantabil Retail expand its empire?

The apparel maker has grown by fanning out across tier III cities and beyond in north and west India, doling out heavy discounts to attract customers

Goldiee Masale: Getting into the grind

Kanpur's Goldie Masala lords over the Hindi-speaking belt in North and Central India. What's next for this Salman Khan-endorsed spices brand?

Raj Super White: How the Bansal brothers painted the town white

Sahil and Salil Bansal took guard of the then-stagnated 50-year-old National Soap Mills and jump started the business with a perfumed white soap--cementing its name in Rajasthan and Punjab

Balaji Wafers: Building a Rs 2,000 crore-plus brand with stubbornness

The Rajkot brand is the undisputed leader in four states that national food giants haven't been able to penetrate yet; Chandubhai Virani's refusal to sell has paid off, and now the company is now eyeing a pan-India presence

Yusra Mardini: From war-torn Syria to the Olympics—redefining the concept of winning

22-year-old Mardini's escape from war-torn Syria led her to the Olympics, taught her to embrace the word 'refugee', and changed her concept of what winning really means

More people looked at art online in 2020 than physically in 28 years: Ashish Anand

The CEO & MD of DAG on the evolution of the Delhi art gallery and lessons for from the Covid-19 pandemic

Thoughts on brands