List of oldest companies in India

Last updated

This list of oldest companies in India includes brands and companies, excluding associations and educational, governmental, or religious organisations. To be listed, a brand or company name must remain, either in whole or in part, since inception and should have been established before 1947 and be currently operational. If the original name has since changed due to acquisitions or renaming, this must be verifiable.

Contents

The oldest company in India is the Wadia Group, whose origins are traceable to 1736, with its subsidiary The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited, established in 1863, being the oldest publicly traded company in India. [1]

List

NameYear established
Wadia Group 1736
Cox & Kings 1758
Forbes & Company 1767
Jessop & Company [2] 1788
Parrys [3] 1788
Binny and Co. 1797
State Bank of India [4] 1806
Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited 1819
Rama Prasad Goenka Group (RPG Group) 1820
Purshottam Narayan Gadgil (P. N. Gadgil Jewellers) [5] 1832
The Times Group 1838
Higginbotham's 1844
Mohan Meakin 1855
Aditya Birla Group 1857
Chandra Kant Birla Group (CK Birla Group) 1857
United Breweries Group 1857
Alipore Jail Press 1858
Greaves Cotton 1859
J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd. 1861
Andrew Yule and Company 1863
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation [1] 1863
Spencer's Retail 1863
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri 1864
Shapoorji Pallonji Group 1865
Nestlé India 1866
Balmer Lawrie and Co. 1867
Tata Group 1868
McLeod Russel 1869
Khatau 1874
Bombay Stock Exchange 1875
British India Corporation 1876
Arthur Henry Wheeler (A. H. Wheeler) 1877
Crompton Greaves (CG Power and Industrial Solutions) 1878
The Hindu Group 1878
Bombay Dyeing 1879
Calcutta Tramways Company 1880
Sri Venkateswar Steam Press 1880
Thomas Cook India 1881
Dabur India Ltd. 1884
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers 1884
Parvathy Mills Limited 1884
Shaw Wallace 1886
The Muthoot Group 1887
Muthoot Pappachan Group 1887
Kirloskar Brothers Limited 1888
Kirloskar Group 1888
Anyonya Co-operative Bank 1889
Delhi Cloth & General Mills 1889
Batliboi 1892
Britannia Industries 1892
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange 1894
Amrutanjan Healthcare 1893
Punjab National Bank 1894
Bayer India 1896
Century Textile and Industries 1897
Godrej and Boyce 1897
Godrej Group 1897
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC Limited) 1897
Keshav Bhikaji Dhawale 1900
Murugappa Group 1900
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals 1901
Goodyear India [6] 1901
The Indian Hotels Company 1902
Nahoum & Sons 1902
Shalimar Paints 1902
Taj Hotels 1902
Umesh Laldas Jamnadas Khushaldas (ULJK Group) 1903
City Union Bank 1904
Phoenix Mills 1905
Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Bank (TNSC Bank) 1905
Aurora Film Corporation 1906
Bank of India 1906
Canara Bank 1906
Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd 1906
Hamdard India 1906
Khoday Group 1906
National Insurance Company 1906
Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank 1906
Alembic Group 1907
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1907
Indian Bank 1907
Tata Steel 1907
Vadilal 1907
Ador Group 1908
Bank of Baroda 1908
Punjab & Sind Bank 1908
Walchandnagar Industries 1908
Kalyan Group 1909
Apeejay Surrendra Group 1910
Lakshmi Mills 1910
Imperial Tobacco Company of India (ITC Limited) 1910
Tata Power 1919
Zandu Realty 1910
Central Bank of India 1911
Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram (TVS Group) 1911
Braithwaite & Co. 1913
Hinduja Group 1914
Kerala Soaps 1914
Amira Nature Foods 1915
Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd 1915
The Bangalore Press 1916
Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited 1916
Karur Vysya Bank 1916
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co 1917
Pune District Central Cooperative Bank 1917
Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) 1918
Juggilal Kamlapat (J. K. Organisation) 1918
Orissa Minerals Development Company 1918
Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd 1918
West Bengal State Co-Operative Bank 1918
Biecco Lawrie 1919
Birla Corporation 1919
Kesoram Industries Ltd. 1919
Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) 1919
Madhav Prasad Birla Group (M.P Birla Group) 1919
New India Assurance 1919
Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. 1919
Union Bank of India 1919
Bridge and Roof Company (India) 1920
Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB Bank Limited) 1920
Kansai Nerolac Paints 1920
Sarabhai Merck Private Limited [7] 1920
Ingersoll Rand India1921
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited 1921
Ananda Bazar Patrika Group (ABP Group) 1922
Gammon India 1922
Khimji Poonja Freight Forwarders 1922
Nainital Bank 1922
Tata Coffee 1922
Berger Paints 1923
Gita Press 1923
Godrej Interio 1923
Pothys 1923
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1924
Karnataka Bank 1924
Mavalli Tiffin Room 1924
Popular Prakashan 1924
Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR Foods) 1924
VA Tech Wabag 1924
Eaton Corporation [8] 1925
India Security Press 1925
Kolathappilly Pothayan Namboodiris (KP Namboodiris) 1925
Raymond Ltd 1925
Syndicate Bank 1925
Bajaj group 1926
Darashaw 1926
Dunlop India [9] 1926
Essel Group 1926
Forbes Marshall 1926
Ford India 1926
Hindustan Construction Company 1926
Lakshmi Vilas Bank 1926
Dhanlaxmi Bank 1927
Hindustan Times (HT Media) 1927
General Motors India 1928
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation [10] 1928
South Indian Bank 1928
Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachari (TTK Group) 1928
Boroline 1929
Rane group 1929
Rane (Madras) 1929
Reliance Infrastructure 1929
Bajaj Consumer Care 1930
Dalmia Group 1930
Himalaya Wellness Company 1930
Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory 1930
International Netherlands Group Vysya Bank (ING Vysya Bank) 1930
Philips India Limited [11] 1930
Vazir Sultan Tobacco (VST Industries) 1930
Arvind 1931
Bajaj Hindusthan 1931
Bata Shoes 1931
Dalda 1931
Kokuyo Camlin 1931
Federal Bank 1931
Sintex 1931
Vijaya Bank 1931
Punchiri Boat Services Private Ltd [12] 1932
Air India 1932
Air India Cargo 1932
Amco Batteries 1932
Indian Express Limited 1932
Kerala Minerals and Metals 1932
Peerless Group 1932
Hindustan Unilever 1933
Indian Sugar and General Engineering Corporation (ISGEC) 1933
Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. [13] 1934
Eveready Industries India 1934
J L Morison (India) 1934
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders 1934
Nivia Sports 1934
The Oberoi Group 1934
Bank of Maharashtra 1935
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company 1935
Chemical, Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Cipla) 1935
Co-optex 1935
Indrapuri Studio 1935
Linde India [14] 1935
Paper Products Limited (Huhtamaki PPL) 1935
Reserve Bank of India 1935
Associated Cement Companies Limited (ACC) 1936
Godfrey Phillips India 1936
Mysore Paper Mills 1936
Rupa Publications 1936
Barclays Investments & Loans (India) Private Limited [15] 1937
Bharat Starch Industries 1937
Birla Precision Technologies 1937
Colgate-Palmolive India1937
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals 1937
Haldiram's 1937
Indian Overseas Bank 1937
Mukand 1937
Mysore Paints and Varnish 1937
Tata Investment Corp 1937
Aravind Laboratories 1938
Bajaj Electricals 1938
Jammu & Kashmir Bank 1938
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation 1938
Larsen & Toubro Limited 1938
United India Insurance Company 1938
Delhi Press 1939
Godavari Biorefineries 1939
Muthoot Finance 1939
Naihaa 1939
S. Chand Group 1939
Tata Chemicals 1939
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 1940
Sanspareils Greenlands 1940
Hindustan Shipyard 1941
Rathi Polybond1941
Asian Paints Ltd 1942
Hindustan Motors 1942
S.K.S.C.Nadarajan & Bror. Salt [16] 1942
Hyderabad Allwyn 1942
V. Gurusamy Naidu (VGN Projects Estates) 1942
Baden Aniline and Soda Factory (BASF India) 1943
Blue Star 1943
Chelpark 1943
Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore 1943
Filmistan 1943
International Paper [17] 1943
Jardine Matheson and Company Limited [18] 1943
Oriental Bank of Commerce 1943
Praga Tools 1943
Radico Khaitan 1943
Ratnakar Bank (RBL Bank) 1943
Signet Press 1943
Escorts Group 1944
Havmor Ice Cream 1944
Premier 1944
Unichem Laboratories 1944
Amalgamations Group 1945
Avichi Meiyappa (AVM Productions) 1945
Bajaj Auto 1945
Essar Shipping 1945
Islamic Publishing House 1945
Kamani Engineering Corporation (KEC International) 1945
Mahindra Group 1945
Mahindra & Mahindra 1945
Tata Motors 1945
Western India Palm Refined Oils (Wipro) 1945
Abbott Laboratories (India) Ltd [19] 1946
American International Underwriters India [20] 1946
Amul 1946
Delhi Land and Finance (DLF) 1946
Hindustan National Glass & Industries Limited 1946
Jaico Publishing House 1946
Martin Burn 1946
Madras Rubber Factory (MRF) 1946
National Bearings Company (NBC Bearings) 1946
Travancore Titanium Products 1946

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thoothukudi</span> City in Tamil Nadu, India

Thoothukudi is a port city, a municipal corporation, and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and headquarters of Thoothukudi district. It is located about 590 kilometres southeast of Chennai, 190 kilometres northeast of Thiruvananthapuram, and 580 kilometres southeast of Bengaluru. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, Thoothukudi has the second highest Human Development Index in Tamil Nadu, next to Chennai. Thoothukudi City serves as the headquarters of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited, one of the leading private sector banks in India. Major educational establishments in the city include the Government Thoothukudi Medical College, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy, V.O. Chidambaram College, Kamaraj College, Anna University, and Government Polytechnic College. The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority is one of the major ports in India. Thoothukudi is an emerging energy and industrial hub of South India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hero MotoCorp</span> Indian two-wheeler manufacturing company

Hero MotoCorp Limited is an Indian multinational motorcycle and scooter manufacturer headquartered in Delhi. It is one of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer and has a market share of about 46% in the Indian two-wheeler industry. As of 27 May 2021, the market capitalization of the company was 59,600 crore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamarhati</span> City in West Bengal, India

Kamarhati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Titagarh</span> City in West Bengal, India

Titagarh is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tata Chemicals</span> Indian company

Tata Chemicals Limited is an Indian multinational corporation with interests in chemicals, crop protection and specialty chemistry products. The company is headquartered in Mumbai and has operations across India, Europe, North America and Africa. Tata Chemicals is a part of the Tata Group and its shares are traded on the NSE and BSE. Tata Chemicals has a publicly listed subsidiary called Rallis India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tata Sons</span> Indian holding company

Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. is the parent company of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in the Tata group of companies including their land holdings across India, tea estates and steel plants and derives its revenue from dividends from these companies and brand loyalty fees. It is a privately owned conglomerate of nearly 100 companies encompassing several primary business sectors, including: chemicals, consumer products, energy, engineering, information systems, materials, and services. Its headquarters are in Mumbai.

HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi, India. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media.

Axis Bank Limited, formerly known as UTI Bank (1993–2007), is an Indian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India's third largest private sector bank by assets and Fourth largest by Market capitalisation. It sells financial services to large and mid-size companies, SMEs and retail businesses.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB) is an Indian bank headquartered at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. TMB was founded in 1921 as the Nadar Bank, but changed its name to Tamilnad Mercantile Bank in November 1962 to widen its appeal beyond the Nadar community. The bank currently has 509 full branches throughout India, 12 regional offices and two link offices, two central processing centres, one service branch, four currency chests, 48 eLobby centres, 262 cash recycler machines and 1151 automated teller machines (ATM).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Indian Bank</span> Indian private sector banking company

The South Indian Bank Limited (SIB) is a major private sector bank headquartered at Thrissur in Kerala, India. As on March 31st 2023, the Bank had a network of 948 banking outlets (947 Branches & 1 Service Branch) and 1304 ATMs/CRMs (1180 ATMs and 1323 CRMs) spanning in 26 States and 4 Union Territories).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fortis Healthcare</span> Indian multinational chain of private hospitals

Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL) is an Indian for-profit private hospital network headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Fortis started its health care operations in Mohali, Punjab, where the first Fortis hospital was started. Later on, the hospital chain purchased the healthcare branch of Escorts group and increased its strength in various parts of the country. The Escorts Heart and Research Center, Okhla, Delhi became a major operating unit of the chain. Dr. Tehran, the current MD of Medanta and several others have started their careers at this institute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chelpark</span>

Chelpark Company Private Ltd. is an Indian manufacturing company of stationery products. Based in Bangalore, Chelpark is one of the oldest manufacturers of fountain pen ink in the country. The company is located in Bangalore, Karnataka.

The Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory was established in 1930 at Musheerabad a suburb of Hyderabad by Janab Mohammad Abdus Sattar. The factory also known as Golconda Factory owns Golconda brand of cigarette. The road junction Golconda X Roads is named after then popular brand manufactured by this company. The factory which used to manufacture the popular Golconda brand and Amar brand of cigarettes, is now a contract manufacturer of cigarettes for ITC Limited.

Nagpur Mahanagar Parivahan Limited is a special purpose vehicle of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation to run transport services within Nagpur city.

Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) or Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) in India are government-owned enterprises in which 51 percent or more share capital is held by the Government of India or state governments or joint ventures between multiple Public Sector Enterprises. Depending on the level of government ownership, they can be broadly categorised as Central PSUs or State PSUs. These entities include government companies, statutory corporations, banking institutions, and departmentally run companies. PSUs are officially classified into three categories, which are Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) and Public Sector Banks (PSB) owned by the central government or other CPSEs/PSBs, and State Level Public Enterprises (SLPE) owned by state governments or other SLPEs. CPSE is further classified into Strategic Sector and Non-Strategic Sector. Depending on their financial performance and progress, CPSEs are granted the status of Maharatna, Navaratna, and Miniratna.

The Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. is an Indian sugar company headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1934, it is one of the oldest companies in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chandrashekhar Agashe</span> Indian industrialist (1888–1956)

Chandrashekhar Govind Agashe was an Indian industrialist and lawyer, best remembered as the founder of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. He served as the managing agent of the company from its inception in 1934 till his death in 1956. He served as the President of the Bhor State Council from 1934 to 1948, having previously been the council's Vice President from 1933 to 1934, its Secretary from 1932 to 1933, and the Chief Justiciar of the Indian princely state itself from 1920 to 1932.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">V. J. Mathews</span>

Vanniyamparambil Joseph Mathews, popularly known as V. J. Mathews, is a Malayalam writer, Indian Air Force personnel and businessman from Kerala, India. He is the founder and Chairman of the Leetha Group of companies, established in Kalamasserry, Cochin, Kerala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Kitex Group</span> Indian conglomerate

Anna Kitex Group is an Indian conglomerate founded by M. C. Jacob in 1968 and based in Kizhakkambalam, Ernakulam in Kerala.

References

  1. 1 2 Mudgill, Amit. "Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. "History".
  3. "About Us – E.I.D. – Parry (India) Limited".
  4. "State Bank of India | Britannica". 26 April 2023.
  5. Joshi, P. K. (1989). Gadgil Kulavruttanta[The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac] (in Marathi). Pune. p. 93.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. "GOODYEAR INDIA LTD". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  7. "SARABHAI MERCK PRIVATE LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  8. "EATON AND COMPANY LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  9. "DUNLOP INDIA LTD". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  10. "HSBC AGENCY (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  11. "PHILIPS INDIA LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  12. "PUNCHIRI BOAT SERVICE PRIVATE LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  13. "Shri Chandrashekhar Govind Agashe". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. Vol. 36. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 1955. p. 382 via JSTOR.
  14. "LINDE INDIA LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  15. "BARCLAYS INVESTMENTS & LOANS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  16. "Salt Manufacturers in Thoothukudi | Salt Traders in Thoothukudi | Salt Suppliers in Thoothukudi | Salt Dealers in Thoothukudi | Salt Company in Thoothukudi | Salt Distrubutors in Thoothukudi | Salt Production in Thoothukudi | Salt Exporters in Thoothukudi | SKSC Salt Manufacturers in Thoothukudi". www.skscsalt.in. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  17. "INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  18. "JARDINE MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  19. "ABBOTT LABORATORIES (INDIA) LTD". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  20. "AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS (INDIA) LTD". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2022-09-24.