The document identifies 13 brands commonly perceived as foreign but are, in fact, Indian companies. Examples include Chandon wine, owned by Moët Hennessy but produced near Mumbai, and Jaguar cars, owned by Tata. Other notable mentions include Allen Solly, Hidesign, and Amrut single malt, showcasing India's growing influence in the luxury goods market.

1. 13 Brands
You Always
Thought Were Foreign
But Are Actually Indian

2. The Indian market for luxury goods might
be expanding massively, but predicting what
the buyers want is a very complex process,
which is why so many companies just decide
to go with something that sounds vaguely
French or Italian.
It's a well-known fact that despite the
quality of certain companies' products being
far better, their Indian names make them
lose out on a lot of potential customers. In
fact, there's a whole list of luxury brands
that a lot of us think are European but are

3. Chandon Wine
Chandon, owned by French specialists Moët
Hennessy, is no different from a lot of the
other foreign sparkling wines that you get in
the Indian market.
The main difference is that it is produced
with grapes grown barely a couple of
hundred kilometers outside of Mumbai.

5. Jaguar
Cars
Contrary to what most people believe,
Jaguar cars are actually owned by Indians.
Despite the very British aura of the whole
company, it is in fact owned by Indian
conglomerate Tata.

7. HiDesign
The leather goods manufacturer is actually
based in Pondicherry, India. Tamil Nadu's
tanneries supply leather products and
accessories to some of the biggest brands
worldwide.

9. Allen
Solly
Allen Solly describes their clothes as 'Friday
dressing', or chic office wear. It is a
subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group and
licensed under Madura Garments, so yeah,
all those trousers, shirts and wallets are all
made right here.

11. East India Company
From its heyday as the most powerful ruler
of the world, the East India Company is
now, believe it or not, a high-end luxury
goods provider that is owned by Bombay-
born Sanjiv Mehta. Yup, we own a company
that once owned our entire country.

13. Amrut Single
Malt
Within a few years of its global launch,
Amrut Single Malt was ranked the world's
3rd best single malt. If you think it's bottled
in Europe however, think again, as this fine
liquor is brewed and bottled at the Amrut
distillery in our very own Bangalore.

15. Da
Milano
Despite its wholly Italian sounding name
and the 'Italia' that underscores the top of
its website, Da Milano is a totally Indian
brand. They provide high-end leather
accessories and home furnishings in India
and abroad, and the name was chosen
thanks to India's fascination with foreign
sounding products.

17. Van
HeusenVan Heusen is a premium lifestyle and
fashion brand has a Dutch name, but that's
about all that's Dutch about it. It is owned
by an American company but t he brand
operates under license to Madura Fashion &
Lifestyle in India and South East Asia.

19. Peter
England
One of the largest menswear brands in
India, Peter England has a name so English
it's almost as if you automatically grow a
stiff upper lip. In reality, It is part of
Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, a division of
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd.

21. Flying
MachineThey might have an Italian designer named
Chicco, but Flying Machine is completely
Indian. In fact, it was India's first
homegrown denim brand and was launched
in 1980 by Arvind Lifestyle Brand Ltd

23. American
Swan
American Swan is an online shopping site
that sells jeans, jackets and a whole bunch
of other fashion accessories. It's owned by
The American Swan Lifestyle Company, but
it's headquarters are in Gurgaon. They're
also totally Indian.

25. Royal
EnfieldRoyal Enfield was once a British motorcycle
manufacturing company. However, it is now
a subsidiary of Eicher Motors Limited, an
Indian automaker with factories in Chennai.

27. And
DesignsProviding trendy threads not just in India
but all over the world, And Design was
founded by Anita Dongre, Meena Sehra and
Mukesh Sawlani. It was established in 1995
and experiments with international styles
and fashion.