Central Bank Of India, Est. 1911
Central Bank of India was established in 1911 as the first commercial bank to be wholly owned and managed by an Indian. The bank was founded by Sorabji Pochkhanawala, a Parsi banker from Mumbai who was influenced by the swadeshi movement.
July 30, 2023
Oil Of Great Import
India’s edible oil import bill has gone beyond the humongous figure of Rs 1 lakh crore. With the government pushing for domestic production, especially of palm oil, the sector has spawned a rivalry between a swadeshi Ruchi Soya and an imports-driven Adani Wilmar
Kamalika Ghosh - May 28, 2022
Was Tata 'Swadeshi' Enough?
This is an extract from Mircea Raianu's Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism published by Harvard University Press
Mircea Raianu - October 01, 2021
Passion Personified
Swades Foundation’s Zarina Screwvala isn’t one for a predictable path and that’s what makes her the super achiever she is
Khushboo Balani - November 16, 2017
A bumper harvest
With GM crop field trials getting the go-ahead, the seed company's stock is blooming
Rajat Ubhaykar - June 29, 2015
Do-gooders Inc
A new class of entrepreneurs are walking the tightrope between profit and social impact. And they are here to stay
Rajat Ubhaykar - May 13, 2015
Down the country road
How personal care major Emami built its direct distribution strategy — Project Swadesh — to reach the hinterlands
Meghna Maiti - May 19, 2015
Classic yet contemporary
The Bombay Store, after decades of snail-paced growth, wants to get on the fast track
Arundhati Ramanathan - August 18, 2015