Zaz Group

About Us

During the last century, the first two generations of our family traded in Raw Hides from Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal. In 1912, we migrated to Kanpur, the epicenter of the Freedom Movement for India s Independence from the British. In the midst of this mayhem, boats ferried Raw Hides over the Ganges into Cawnpore, (the British version of Kanpur) which was gaining recognition as the geographical center of British India. Cawnpore Ordinance factories manufactured saddles, cartridge boxes, ropes and most importantly army boots. Demand lead to growth, the British India Corporation established the once famous Cooper Allen factory for army equipment which helped consolidate the industry. Thus, it was that Cawnpore, leather and ourselves cemented our association for the decades ahead.