India has a deep-rooted legacy in toy-making, dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Fast forward to today, the country is at a pivotal moment in reclaiming its position as a global toy manufacturing powerhouse. ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐:
๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ โ Toys like marbles (2000 BC) and Chaupar (4th century) evolved with Indian civilization.
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๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ โ Post-1990s liberalization, imports from China dominated, but today, India is reclaiming its space with a ~๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ โ Import duties up from 20% to 70%, dedicated toy clusters and a national action plan to boost domestic production.
๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ โDIWK (Double Income With Kids) households, urbanization (3% YoY), growing e-commerce penetration are fueling demand.
The intersection of ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป is transforming this industry. For entrepreneurs, itโs about balancing consumer (child) delight with customer (parent) demands while ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐. With the right ecosystem ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐, India is set to ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐
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