THESE 5 famous corporates are carrying forward the legacy of Kanpur as an industrial town

Once famous as the Manchester of East, the textile industry which was rapidly developing in Kanpur around the 20th-century, allayed with the end of British India Corporation. However, the spirit of entrepreneurship survived and several such homegrown brands of prominence have now made a name for their quality goods at the national and international level. So we have curated a list of 5 industry giants based out of Kanpur, in case you missed out on knowing about them from your General Knowledge books!

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While factories of many of such industries have been moved to the fringes, these noted business ventures still provide employment opportunities to many city-dwellers. These 5 industry giants have established Kanpur on the map of India with their large-scale production units and huge turn-overs. Do you know a similar entrepreneurial venture that we should add to our list? Let us know in the comments below!