A Small Indian Town Beating Global Giants?
Meet Morbi, Gujarat — less than 1% of India’s landmass but...
👉 Produces:
90% of India’s wall & floor tiles
80% of India’s clocks
70% of toys & calculators
This town is quietly dominating the world of ceramics, clocks & toys — and no one’s talking about it.
It all started with… a broken pipe.
In the 1980s, local potters began making ceramic bathroom fittings.
Then came tiles. Then clocks. Then toys.
No grants. No foreign investors. Just Gujarati jugad.
By 2005, Morbi had become the ceramic capital of India.
📈 Stats:
₹15,000+ crore worth of tiles exported annually
125+ countries import from Morbi
Even Italian & Spanish brands source tiles from Morbi
Yes, your “Imported Italian” tiles might be Made in Gujarat.
What’s the business model?
Ruthless efficiency:
Factories run 24/7/365
Designs copied in 24 hours
No MBAs. No branding. Just margins.
Morbi cracked 3 things:
✅ Cluster advantage (everything within 20 km)
✅ Speed (design...
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