History:
Earlier Swadeshi and Boycott movements were started in India when the East India Company was leaching our wealth by destroying the domestic industries and selling their own products here. Swadeshi focused on the consumption of self produced goods and Boycott focused on abstaining from using or buying foreign goods with an aim to uproot the British empire and make India self-sufficient by the revival of indigenous industries.
Todays need:
Today though the East India Company no longer exists in India, there are several foreign companies which are carrying on trade in India. After the liberalization and globalization policies of India, various foreign companies(eg. Pepsi, Coca Cola, IBM) came to India to make money and in the process destroyed the domestic industries and suppliers to monopolize the market. Now these companies are making crores of rupees and sending the money back to their parent concerns or their home countries in forms of royalties or profits.
Some of the biggest Multi National Companies(MNCs) in India are Hindustan Uniliver Ltd.(HUL, A subsidiary of UK’s Unilever), Pepsi, Coca-cola, IBM, Indian Tobacco Company(ITC, a subsidiary of American Tobacco Company). These companies buy raw materials from India, make Indians make the product/services and sell the final product to Indians, making a huge amount of profit in between and taking that out of India. Thus due to the absence of domestic players money goes out of India. Also these companies are invited by corrupt government officials/bureaucrats on the basis that they bring capital, employment, technology to India and increase Indian exports which is a white lie. You can read the myth about foreign companies by Rajiv Dixit.
Thus the time has arrived to restart the Swadeshi and Boycott movements to protect India from these companies which are trying to weaken India’s economy. You can read the list of Swadeshi and Foreign products/brands and start purchasing swadeshi products instead of foreign goods to protest against these foreign companies and to make India economically stronger
BE INDIAN BUY INDIAN!
Given below is a list of companies and products we use in our daily life. We should use the products/companies which are swadeshi(written in green below) instead of foreign companies(written in red below):
1. Cold drinks2. Tea & coffee3. Child food & milk powder4. Icecream5. Salt6. Potato chips & snacks7. Tomato ketchup & fruit jam8. Biscuit & chocolates9. Water10. Health tonics11. Ghee & edible oil12. Toothpaste/Powder13. Toothbrush14. Bathing soap15. Shampoo16. Washing soap, powder, neel17. Shaving cream18. Shaving blade19. Cream, powder, cosmetic products20. Readymade garments21. Watches/clocks22. Stationery23. Electronics24. Computers
Cold drinks-
Foreign- Coca Cola(Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Thumbsup, Limca, Goldpat), Pepsi(Lehar, 7up, Mirinda, Slice)
Swadeshi- Rose Drink(Sherbat), Badam Drink, Milk, Lassi, Curd, yoghurt, Chaach, Juice, Lemonade(Nimbu Paani), Coconut Water(Naariyal Paani), Shakes, Jaljeera, Thandai, Roohafza, Rasna, Frooti, Godrej Jumpin, etc
Tea & coffee-
Foreign- Lipton(Tiger, Green Label, Yellow Label, Cheers), BrookBond(Red Label, Taj Mahal), Godfrey Philips, Polsan, Goodrick, Sunrise, Nestle, Nescafe
Swadeshi- Divya Peya(Patanjali), Tata, Brahmaputra, Aasam, Girnaar, Indian Cafe, M.R.
Child food & milk powder-
Foreign- Nestle(Lactogen, Cerelac, Nestam, L.P.F, Milkmaid, Eaveryday, Galtco), GlaksoSmithCline(Farex)
Swadeshi- Honey, Boiled rice, Fruit Juice. Amul, Sagar, Tapan, Milk Care, etc.
Ice-cream-
Most ice-creams have animal intestinal extracts.
Foreign- Walls, Quality, Cadbury, Dolps, Baskin & Robins.
Swadeshi- Homemade icecream/coolfi, Amul, Vadilal, Milk food, etc.
Salt-
Foreign- Annapurna, Captain Cook(HUL- Hindustan Unilever), Kisan(Brookbond), Pilsbury.
Swadeshi- Ankur, Saindha namak(Patanjali), Low Sodium & Iron-45 Ankur, Tata, Surya, Taja, Tara.
Potato chips & snacks-
Foreign- Uncle, Pepsi(Ruffle, Hastes), FunMunch, etc
Swadeshi- Bikano Namkeen, Haldiram, Homemade chips, Bikaji, AOne, etc
Tomato ketchup & fruit jam-
Nestle, BrookBond (Kisaan), Brown and Palson
Swadeshi- Patanjali(Fruit jam, Apple jam, Mix jam), Homemade sauce/ketchup, Indana, Priya, Rasna.
Biscuit & chocolates-
Most choclates have Arsenic(Poison).
Foreign- Cadbury(Bournvita, 5Star), Lipton, Horlicks, Nutrine, Eclairs.
Swadeshi- Patanjali(Amla Candy, Bel Candy, Aarogya biscuit), Parle, Indana, Amul, Ravalgaon, Bakemens, Creamica, Shagrila.
Water-
Foreign- Aquafina, Kinley, Beiley, Pure life, Ivian.
Swadeshi- Home-boiled pure water, Ganga, Himalaya, Rail neer, Bisleri.
Health tonics-
Foreign- Boost, Polson, Bournvita, Horlicks, Complan, Spurt, Proteinex.
Swadeshi- Patanjali(Badam Pak, Chyawanprash, Amrit Rasayan, Nutramul)
Ghee & edible oil-
Foreign- Nestle, ITC, Hindustan Uniliver(HUL)
Swadeshi- Param Ghee, Amul, Handmade cow ghee, Patanjali(Sarso ka tel).
Toothpaste/Powder-
Foreign- Most toothpastes are made from Animal bone powder. Colgate, Hindustan Uniliver(HUL)(Closeup, Pepsodent, Cibaca), Aquafresh, Amway, Quantum, Oral-B, Forhans.
Swadeshi- Patanjali(Dant Kanti, Dant Manjan), Vico Bajradanti, MDH, Baidyanath, Gurukul Pharmacy, Choice, Neem, Anchor, Meswak, Babool, Promise.
Toothbrush-
Foreign- Colgate, Closeup, Pepsodent, Oral-B, Aquafresh, Cibaca
Swadeshi- Ajay, Promise, Ajanta, Royal, Classic, Dr. Strock, Monate.
Bathing Soap-
Foreign- Hindustan Unilever(HUL)(Lux, Liril, Lifebuoy, Denim, Dove, Revlon, Pears, Rexona, Bridge, Hamam, Okay), Ponds, Detol, Clearsil, Palmolive, Amway, Johnson Baby, Vivel(ITC).
Swadeshi- Patanjali(Kayakanti, Kayakanti Aloevera), Nirma, Medimix, Neem, Nima, Jasmine, Mysore Sandal, Kutir, Sahara, Himani Glyscerene, Godrej(Cinthol, Fairglo, Shikakayi, Ganga), Wipro, Santoor.
Shampoo-
Foreign- Colgate, Palmolive, HUL(Lux, Clinic, Sunsilk, Revlon, Lakme), Proctar & Gamble(Pantent, Medicare), Ponds, Old Spice, Shower to Shower, Head & Shoulders, Johnson Baby, Vivel.
Swadeshi- Patanjali(Kesh Kanti), Wipro, Park Avenue, Swatik, Ayur Herbal, Kesh Nikhar, Hair & Care, Arnica, Velvet, Dabur Vatika, Bajaj, Nyle, Lavender, Godrej.
Washing Soap, Powder, Neel-
Foreign- HUL(Surf, Rin, Sunlight, Wheel, Okay, Vim), Arial, Check, Henko, Quantum, Amway, Rivil, Woolwash, Robin Blue, Tinapal, Skylark
Swadeshi- Tata Shudh, Nima, Care, Sahara, Swastik, Vimal, Hipolin, Fena, Sasa, TSeries, Dr. Det, Ghadi, Genteel, Ujala, Ranipal, Nirma, Chamko, Dip
Shaving Cream-
Foreign- Old Spice, Palmolive, Ponds, Gillete, Denim.
Swadeshi- Park Avenue, Premium, Emami, Balsara, Godrej, Nivea.
Shaving blade-
Foreign- Gillete, 70clock, Wilman, Wiltage.
Swadeshi- Topaz, Gallant, Supermax, Laser, Esquire, Silver Prince, Premium.
Cream, powder, cosmetic products-
Foreign- HUL(Fair & Lovely, Lakme, Liril, Denim, Revelon), Proctar & Gamble(Clearsil, Cleartone), Ponds, Old Spice, Detol, Charli, Johnson Baby.
Swadeshi- Patanjali(KayaKanti, KayaKanti Aloevera, Kantilep) Neem, Borosil, Ayur Emami, Vico, Boroplus, Boroline, Himani Gold, Nyle, Lavender, Hair & Care, Heavens, Cinthol, Glory, Velvet(Baby).
Readymade garments-
Foreign- Rangler, Nike, Duke, Adidas, Newport, Puma, Reebok
Swadeshi- Cambridge, Park Avenue, Bombay Dyeing, Ruf & Tuf, Trigger Jeans.
Watches/Clocks-
Foreign- Baume&Mercier, Bvigari, Chopard, Dior, FranckMuller, Gizard-Perregaux, Hublot, JaquetDroz, LeonHatot, Liadro, Longines, MontBlanc, Mocado, Piaget, Rado, Raymond Weil, Swarovski, TagHeuer, Ulysse Nardin, Vertu, Swatch, Rolex, Swissco, Seeko
Swadeshi- Titan, HMT, Maxima, Prestige, Ajanta.
Stationery-
Foreign- Parker, Nickleson, Rotomac, Swissair, Add Gel, Ryder, Mitsubishi, Flair, Uniball, Pilot, Rolgold.
Swadeshi- Camel, Kingson, Sharp, Cello, Natraj, Ambassador, Linc, Montex, Steek, Sangita, Luxor. Rajiv Dixit on foreign companies
Posted on September 1, 2009, 4:15 pm, by admin.
Last week Rajiv Dixit was telling about how foreign companies have been exploiting India since independance with assistance from the government. The result being huge amount of wealth being drained out of the country and weakening of the economy.
Foreign companies are invited by the government from time to time. The government puts forward 4 arguments for such policies :
1. They bring capital.2. They create employment.3. They increase the export of the country.4. They bring technology with them.
Rajiv Dixit in his survey analysed various statistics on Indian economy provided by the government itself and found surprising facts. Government statistics clearly show that as a result of the business being done by the foreign companies funds are clearly flowing out of the country instead of coming in. Most foreign companies as per their official account statements have invested small amounts of capital since their setup in India and now are reaping huge amount of profits from the Indian market. Topping the list is Hindustan Lever a British company. So if clearly funds are flowing out of the country how does capital come in.
Next , the government says that employment increases when foreign companies enter India to do business over here. Clearly enough this fact is known to all that invitation to foreign companies has resulted in rapid destruction of the indigenous industries which though were small scale but had more potential in terms of widespread employment and promote financial equality.
Another argument provided by the government on such policies is that foreign companies increase export of India. On the contrary it has been found that all foreign countries are increasing the imports of the country. Most foreign companies aim at importing goods from their native countries and selling them in India and hence increasining the imports of the country. Many companies simply use the raw material of this country to produce packed goods and sell them at huge profits and hence draining wealth from the country.
It is believed that foreign companies bring technology with them. Surveys show that most foreign companies bring no manufacturing technologies to India and neither do they setup any sort of research and development center in India. Most companies import high-tech components from their native countries and simply assemble them here in India and sell. The only organisation in India that is high-tech is ISRO and DRDO which have developed truly high technology stuff and that too purely indigenous. When technology can be developed indigenously what is the point calling these foreign companies and letting them exploit the Indian market.
It is a known fact that 1 company – the east india company had looted so much wealth from India and it took more than 200 years of struggle to drive them out. Now there are nearly 5000 companies operating in India , selling all sort of crap and draining wealth. Moreover they are rapidly exploiting the natural resources of the country too. Something must be done soon to eradicate them from the country and promote the indigenous industries of the country if the economy is to reach a proper place.
Electronics-
Foreign- Samsung, LG, Sony, Hitachi, Haier.
Swadeshi- Voltas, Videocon, BPL, Onida, Orpat, Oscar, Salora, ET&T, T-series, Nelco, Weston, Uptron, Keltron, Cosmic, TVS, Godrej, Brown, Bajaj, Usha, Polar, Anchor, Surya, Oriont, Cinni, Tullu, Crompton, Loyds, Blue Star, Voltas, Cool home, Khaitan, Everready, Geep, Novino, Nirlep, Elite, Jayco, Titan, Ajanta, HMT, Maxima, Alwin watch, Ghari, Bengal, Maysoor, Hawkins, Prestige pressure cooker and products of small scale and cottage industries.
Computers-
Foreign- HP, Compaq, Dell, Microsoft.
Swadeshi- Amar PC, Chirag, HCL
