Indian vs. American/Outside brands

Rememeber to decentralize!! The bigger those multinational corporations get, the bigger their monopoly power to set prices. Please be careful not to make the Indian corporations too big either! Try to buy small and high quality.

Here we go with the Indian and American/Outside brands commonly found in your local urban store in India.

COLD DRINKS:
Indian: LEMON JUICE, FRESH FRUIT JUICES, CHILLED LASSI (SWEET OR SOUR), BUTTER MILK, COCONUT WATER, JALJEERA, ENERJEE, and MASALA MILK...
NonIndian: COCA COLA, PEPSI, LIMCA, MIRINDA, SPRITE

BATHING SOAP:
Indian: CINTHOL & OTHER GODREJ BRANDS, SANTOOR, WIPRO SHIKAKAI, MYSORE SANDAL, MARGO, NEEM, EVITA, MEDIMIX, GANGA , NIRMA BATH & CHANDRIKA
NonIndian: LUX, LIFEBOY, REXONA, LIRIL, DOVE, PEARS, HAMAM, LESANCY, CAMAY, PALMOLIVE

TOOTH PASTE:
Indian: NEEM, BABOOL, PROMISE, VICO VAJRADANTI, PRUDENT, DABUR PRODUCTS, MISWAK
NonIndian: COLGATE, CLOSE UP, PEPSODENT, CIBACA, FORHANS, MENTADENT.

TOOTH BRUSH:
Indian: PRUDENT, AJANTA , PROMISE
NonIndian: COLGATE, CLOSE UP, PEPSODENT, FORHANS, ORAL-B

SHAVING CREAM:
Indian: GODREJ, EMANI
NonIndian: PALMOLIVE, OLD SPICE, GILLETE

BLADE:
Indian: SUPERMAX, TOPAZ, LAZER, ASHOKA
NonIndian: SEVEN-O -CLOCK, 365, GILLETTE

TALCUM POWDER:
Indian: SANTOOR, GOKUL, CINTHOL, WIPRO BABY POWDER, BOROPLUS
NonIndian: PONDS, OLD SPICE, JOHNSON BABY POWDER, SHOWER TO SHOWER

MILK POWDER:
Indian: INDIANA, AMUL, AMULYA
NonIndian: ANIKSPRAY, MILKANA, EVERYDAY MILK, MILKMAID.

SHAMPOO:
Indian: LAKME, NIRMA, VELVET
NonIndian: HALO, ALL CLEAR, NYLE, SUNSILK, HEAD AND SHOULDERS, PANTENE

MOBILE CONNECTIONS:
Indian: BSNL, AIRTEL
NonIndian: HUTCH