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Indian industrialist before independence of india

          Oldest company in the world

        1. Oldest company in the world
        2. Many Indian companies were set up before India achieved independence.
        3. Oldest industry in the world
        4. One of the most industrious of his time, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata was a true visionary.
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          70 companies with pre-1947 roots

          1853: OTIS ELEVATOR CO. LTD

          American inventor Elisha Graves Otis built the first safety elevator in 1852. In the 1870s, Otis entered Europe.

          Its elevators were installed at the Kremlin, Balmoral Castle, the Hungarian Royal Palace and the Eiffel Tower. In the early 1900s, the Buckingham and the Mysore Palaces were also home to Otis elevators

          1863: BOMBAY BURMAH TRADING CORP.

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          Bombay Burmah Trading Corp. was formed to encourage the teak business. Gradually, it expanded its trading all over Asia. In 1913, it turned to tea plantations, its current business.

          United Breweries () · Bombay Dyeing () · Shalimar Paints () · Birla.

          It is a leading company of the Wadia Group.

          1865: ALLAHABAD BANK

          The oldest joint stock bank in India, Allahabad Bank was founded on 24 April 1865, by three Europeans in the city after which it is named.

          Allahabad Bank and corporate India grew side by side. In 1969, it was one of the 14 banks to be nationalized.

          1866: NESTLÉ

          In 1866, German-born pharmacist Henri Nestl