{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Intermission","title":"Intermission E01 - Asian Paints (PART 1)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":10550,"description":"Asian Paints was founded in 1942 by four young Gujaratis in a Bombay garage. Today, it controls more than half of India's paint market. \nThis is the story of how that happened. \nThe company was among the first to tap into the rural market, become a technology company before most people understood what that meant, crack the supply chain, and bring about a new era of Indian advertising.\nNow, Asian Paints is being met with renewed competition and aggression from Birla Opus, JSW Dulux and Berger Paints. \nUnderstanding why this market is so hard to take requires understanding of how it was built.\n—\nWe also have an interactive webpage exploring Asian Paints' history with reading lists, infographics, and source notes: the-ken.com/intermission.\n—\nThe full episode runs 6 hours and is split into two parts on podcast platforms.\n—\nAbout Intermission: Intermission, produced by The Ken, dives deep into the histories of iconic Indian companies. \nIntermission was produced with vital support and assistance from Zerodha, our season sponsor. Disclosure: Rainmatter Foundation is an investor in The Ken's parent company.\n—\nAbout The Ken:The Ken is India's first subscriber-only business journalism platform reporting on business, technology, startups and healthcare across India and Southeast Asia. Since our inception, we’ve published thousands of stories that have been widely discussed, debated and referenced.  Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠the-ken.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, and explore our stories, newsletters, podcasts and more.\n—\nFollow us on our socials:\nInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theken_web/⁠⁠⁠⁠\nLinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ken/⁠⁠⁠⁠\nTwitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thekenweb⁠⁠⁠⁠\n—\nWe would also like to thank Anupam Gupta, the writer of \"The Rise of Asian Paints: Champaklal Choksey, a Doyen of the Indian Paints Industry\" (Penguin India, 2024). You can buy the book here: https://www.penguin.co.in/book/the-rise-of-asian-paints/\n—\nCredits\nHosts: Rohin Dharmakumar, Seetharaman G\nPodcast...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/312E_cukJ8puu6Pr6uXjwlWTs9ovcatsItz7LDvG4ec/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNDJh/ZDIzYWIzYTFhNjNm/OTUxYjNjNTY3OGUw/ODAxMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}