Unravelling the diversity of the Indian market
Sangeeta GuptaACNielsen, India
India is, unequivocally, a diverse country. Historically, the Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish in the 12th were followed by those of European traders, beginning in the late 15th century. By the 19thcentury, Britain had assumed political control of virtually all...