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I'm in New Zealand here, I used to think they were from here too

Bata is not Indian either. It's a Swiss company. I wonder how many know that in India.

Bata is originally a Czech company (Baťa), their owners were forced to emigrate and lost everything they owned in the Czechoslovakia after the communists came to power. The family of the owners was famous even during communism here, because while they were industrialists, certainly not the heartless kind. They built universities and whole towns so their employees could live in comfort. Now I read there are towns named after them in other areas in the world, so they took the practice to the global stage. Interesting.

That's great to know! Thanks a lot for the information!

> Now I read there are towns named after them in other areas in the world, so they took the practice to the global stage. Interesting.

Yep! We have one in India as well called Batanagar (City of Bata): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batanagar

I wonder if someone in China was thinking the same? Because the reality is now it is Chinese.