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Today is the birth anniversary of Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the founder of the Hero Group. Around 75 years ago, after migrating from Pakistan to India, he started the foundation of the Hero Group. Initially, he worked as a supplier of bicycle parts and later entered into a bicycle manufacturing company and transformed into a two-wheeler manufacturing business.

Affordable two-wheelers for the Indian middle class, the first name that comes to mind is Hero MotoCorp. Brijmohan Lall Munjal was born on July 1, 1923, in Kamalia, Toba Tek Singh district, in undivided India’s Punjab (now in Pakistan).

How Hero Cycles Began?

Hero Cycles was started by Brijmohan Lall Munjal and his three brothers when they moved to Amritsar, India, after migrating from Pakistan. Earlier they were dealing in bicycle spare parts. However the riots after the partition erupted all businesses so they relocated to Ludhiana.

In Ludhiana, Munjal and his brother Om Prakash Munjal founded Hero Cycles. They also received a license from the Punjab government to manufacture bicycles. The bicycle business grew rapidly and Hero Cycles became a household name in India. 

Hero Cycles’ Success

By 1975, Hero Cycles had surpassed all competitors and became the largest bicycle manufacturer in India. In 1986, the company earned a Guinness World Record for producing the highest number of bicycles in the world.

The Hero Cycles’ success is mainly credited to Brijmohan Lall Munjal’s approach. It is said that he knew all his dealers and suppliers by name and never delayed payments to anyone.

Hero In Two-Wheelers

After the success of Hero Cycles, Munjal established a two-wheeler company, Hero Majestic, which used to manufacture mopeds. The turning point came in 1984 when Hero partnered with the Japanese company Honda Motors.

In 1985, the company launched its first motorcycle, the Hero Honda CD100, which achieved massive success. Later, the Hero Honda Splendor, launched in 1994,changed the company’s position as a leader in the two-wheeler industry.

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