List of oldest companies in India
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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. 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.
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Wadia Group
Wadia Group
Name
Wadia Group
Year established
1736
Cox & Kings
Cox & Kings
Name
Cox & Kings
Year established
1758
Forbes & Company
Forbes & Company
Name
Forbes & Company
Year established
1767
Parrys
Parrys
Name
Parrys
Year established
1788
State Bank of India
State Bank of India
Name
State Bank of India
Year established
1806
Rama Prasad Goenka Group (RPG Group)
Rama Prasad Goenka Group (RPG Group)
Name
Rama Prasad Goenka Group (RPG Group)
Year established
1820
Purshottam Narayan Gadgil (P. N. Gadgil Jewellers)
Purshottam Narayan Gadgil (P. N. Gadgil Jewellers)
Name
Purshottam Narayan Gadgil (P. N. Gadgil Jewellers)
Year established
1832
The Times Group
The Times Group
Name
The Times Group
Year established
1838
Higginbotham's
Higginbotham's
Name
Higginbotham's
Year established
1844
Mohan Meakin
Mohan Meakin
Name
Mohan Meakin
Year established
1855
Aditya Birla Group
Aditya Birla Group
Name
Aditya Birla Group
Year established
1857
Chandra Kant Birla Group (CK Birla Group)
Chandra Kant Birla Group (CK Birla Group)
Name
Chandra Kant Birla Group (CK Birla Group)
Year established
1857
United Breweries Group
United Breweries Group
Name
United Breweries Group
Year established
1857
Alipore Jail Press
Alipore Jail Press
Name
Alipore Jail Press
Year established
1858
Greaves Cotton
Greaves Cotton
Name
Greaves Cotton
Year established
1859
J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Name
J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Year established
1861
Andrew Yule and Company
Andrew Yule and Company
Name
Andrew Yule and Company
Year established
1863
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation
Name
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation
Year established
1863
Spencer's Retail
Spencer's Retail
Name
Spencer's Retail
Year established
1863
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri
Name
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri
Year established
1864
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Name
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Year established
1865
Nestlé India
Nestlé India
Name
Nestlé India
Year established
1866
Balmer Lawrie and Co.
Balmer Lawrie and Co.
Name
Balmer Lawrie and Co.
Year established
1867
Tata Group
Tata Group
Name
Tata Group
Year established
1868
McLeod Russel
McLeod Russel
Name
McLeod Russel
Year established
1869
Khatau
Khatau
Name
Khatau
Year established
1874
Bombay Stock Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Name
Bombay Stock Exchange
Year established
1875
British India Corporation
British India Corporation
Name
British India Corporation
Year established
1876
Arthur Henry Wheeler (A. H. Wheeler)
Arthur Henry Wheeler (A. H. Wheeler)
Name
Arthur Henry Wheeler (A. H. Wheeler)
Year established
1877
Crompton Greaves (CG Power and Industrial Solutions)
Crompton Greaves (CG Power and Industrial Solutions)
Name
Crompton Greaves (CG Power and Industrial Solutions)
Year established
1878
The Hindu Group
The Hindu Group
Name
The Hindu Group
Year established
1878
Bombay Dyeing
Bombay Dyeing
Name
Bombay Dyeing
Year established
1879
Calcutta Tramways Company
Calcutta Tramways Company
Name
Calcutta Tramways Company
Year established
1880
Sri Venkateswar Steam Press
Sri Venkateswar Steam Press
Name
Sri Venkateswar Steam Press
Year established
1880
Thomas Cook India
Thomas Cook India
Name
Thomas Cook India
Year established
1881
Dabur India Ltd.
Dabur India Ltd.
Name
Dabur India Ltd.
Year established
1884
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Name
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Year established
1884
Parvathy Mills Limited
Parvathy Mills Limited
Name
Parvathy Mills Limited
Year established
1884
Shaw Wallace
Shaw Wallace
Name
Shaw Wallace
Year established
1886
The Muthoot Group
The Muthoot Group
Name
The Muthoot Group
Year established
1887
Muthoot Pappachan Group
Muthoot Pappachan Group
Name
Muthoot Pappachan Group
Year established
1887
Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Name
Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Year established
1888
Kirloskar Group
Kirloskar Group
Name
Kirloskar Group
Year established
1888
Anyonya Co-operative Bank
Anyonya Co-operative Bank
Name
Anyonya Co-operative Bank
Year established
1889
Delhi Cloth & General Mills
Delhi Cloth & General Mills
Name
Delhi Cloth & General Mills
Year established
1889
Batliboi
Batliboi
Name
Batliboi
Year established
1892
Britannia Industries
Britannia Industries
Name
Britannia Industries
Year established
1892
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
Name
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
Year established
1894
Amrutanjan Healthcare
Amrutanjan Healthcare
Name
Amrutanjan Healthcare
Year established
1893
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
Name
Punjab National Bank
Year established
1894
Century Textile and Industries
Century Textile and Industries
Name
Century Textile and Industries
Year established
1897
Godrej and Boyce
Godrej and Boyce
Name
Godrej and Boyce
Year established
1897
Godrej Group
Godrej Group
Name
Godrej Group
Year established
1897
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC Limited)
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC Limited)
Name
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC Limited)
Year established
1897
Murugappa Group
Murugappa Group
Name
Murugappa Group
Year established
1900
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Name
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Year established
1901
Goodyear India
Goodyear India
Name
Goodyear India
Year established
1901
The Indian Hotels Company
The Indian Hotels Company
Name
The Indian Hotels Company
Year established
1902
Nahoum & Sons
Nahoum & Sons
Name
Nahoum & Sons
Year established
1902
Shalimar Paints
Shalimar Paints
Name
Shalimar Paints
Year established
1902
Taj Hotels
Taj Hotels
Name
Taj Hotels
Year established
1902
Umesh Laldas Jamnadas Khushaldas (ULJK Group)
Umesh Laldas Jamnadas Khushaldas (ULJK Group)
Name
Umesh Laldas Jamnadas Khushaldas (ULJK Group)
Year established
1903
City Union Bank
City Union Bank
Name
City Union Bank
Year established
1904
Phoenix Mills
Phoenix Mills
Name
Phoenix Mills
Year established
1905
Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Bank (TNSC Bank)
Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Bank (TNSC Bank)
Name
Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Bank (TNSC Bank)
Year established
1905
Aurora Film Corporation
Aurora Film Corporation
Name
Aurora Film Corporation
Year established
1906
Bank of India
Bank of India
Name
Bank of India
Year established
1906
Canara Bank
Canara Bank
Name
Canara Bank
Year established
1906
Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd
Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd
Name
Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd
Year established
1906
Hamdard India
Hamdard India
Name
Hamdard India
Year established
1906
Khoday Group
Khoday Group
Name
Khoday Group
Year established
1906
National Insurance Company
National Insurance Company
Name
National Insurance Company
Year established
1906
Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank
Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank
Name
Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank
Year established
1906
Alembic Group
Alembic Group
Name
Alembic Group
Year established
1907
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Name
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Year established
1907
Indian Bank
Indian Bank
Name
Indian Bank
Year established
1907
Tata Steel
Tata Steel
Name
Tata Steel
Year established
1907
Vadilal
Vadilal
Name
Vadilal
Year established
1907
Ador Group
Ador Group
Name
Ador Group
Year established
1908
| Name | Year established |
| Wadia Group | 1736 |
| Cox & Kings | 1758 |
| Forbes & Company | 1767 |
| Parrys | 1788 |
| State Bank of India | 1806 |
| Rama Prasad Goenka Group (RPG Group) | 1820 |
| Purshottam Narayan Gadgil (P. N. Gadgil Jewellers) | 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 | 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 |
References
- The Economic Timeshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/old-isnt-gold-always-these-19th-century-firms-failed-to-reward-investors-in-last-5-years/articleshow/57746374.cms
- "About Us – E . – Parry (India) Limited"https://www.eidparry.com/about-us/
- "State Bank of India | Britannica"https://www.britannica.com/topic/State-Bank-of-India
- Gadgil Kulavruttanta
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/GOODYEAR-INDIA-LTD/U99999DL1901PLC008578
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/DUNLOP-INDIA-LTD/L25191WB1926PLC008539
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/HSBC-AGENCY-INDIA-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U65110MH1928PTC028916
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/PHILIPS-INDIA-LIMITED/U31902WB1930PLC006663
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/PUNCHIRI-BOAT-SERVICE-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U61200KL1932PTC000871
- Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/LINDE-INDIA-LIMITED/L40200WB1935PLC008184
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/INTERNATIONAL-PAPER-COMPANY-LIMITED/U99999MH1943PTC003791
- Zauba Corphttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/ABBOTT-LABORATORIES-INDIA-LTD/U99999MH1946PTC004846