Best Indian Brands 2013 - With so much money spent on th- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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With so much money spent on the business of brands, let us take a look at The Economic Times list of the best Indian brands of 2013. Tata-$10,907 million: Integrity, understanding, excellence, unity and responsibility are the core values driving the multinational conglomerate that was started by a then 29 year old Jamsetji Tata as a trading company in 1868. Today, the Tata group operates in sectors that encompass steel, energy and auto where it's the maker of products as diverse as the Jaguar and the Nano. It has also ventured into the consumer products and services industry with interests in everything from retail to hospitality.

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Reliance Industries- $6,247 million: A true-blue Indian giant with footprints across categories that include retail, telecom and technology among others, the Reliance Group is India's largest private sector enterprise, and its flagship Reliance Industries Limited; a Fortune Global 500 company is possibly the largest private sector company in India.

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Airtel - $6,220 million: Today, over 22% of India's 870 million mobile users subscribe to Airtel. In fact, Airtel is the world's third largest terrestrial mobile phone network operator after China Mobile and Vodafone.The brand has also carved a distinct niche in the consumer's heart over the last few years with the lilting signature tune composed by AR Rahman and its prominent campaigns like 'Har ek friend zaroori hota hai'

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SBI - $3,838 million: SBI is the only public sector brand in the Top 10 of Best Indian Brands 2013,it began life during the Raj, as the Bank of Calcutta established in 1806. Today, the Indian banking behemoth known as SBI with its ubiquitous blue disc is present in cities and towns, big and small, across the country. It has over 186 offices spread across 34 countries,a total of 14,816 branches and 3333 ATMs.

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Infosys - $3,797 million: Started in 1981 by N R Narayana Murthy and six other engineers with just $250 in capital from an apartment in Pune, Infosys is India's second largest IT services company by market capitalisation ($ 31 billion) as well as net sales.It's an organisation that's known for the credibility associated with N R Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani.It is India's first NYSE listed company, employing nearly 155,000 people and has been voted as India's most admired company in The Wall Street Journal's Asia 200 survey from 2000 to 2010.

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