Khoday Group
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| Founded | Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British Raj (1906) |
| Founder | Khoday Eshwarsa |
| Headquarters | Anjanapura, Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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| Website | khodaygroup |
The Khoday Group, also known as the House of Khodays, is an Indian multi-service business group based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded in 1906 by Khoday Eshwarsa. Khoday Group companies include Khoday Engineering, Khoday Contact Center, Ram Mohan Travels, Khoday Biotech, Khoday Agro, Khoday Technologies, Khoday Glass, Khodays Silks and L K Power.Khoday India Ltd. is the Group's listed company on the .
The Khoday Group was founded by Khoday Eshwarsa in 1906 as a manufacturer of silk. The company was inherited by his sons Khoday Venkusa, Khoday Lakshmansa and Khoday Krishnasa. Venkusa and Lakshmansa expanded the Group's business activities by creating distillery and stationery divisions. Today, the Group employs over 6,000 people and has expanded its operations into further enterprises.
Khoday Distilleries Ltd was incorporated as a private limited company, under the Companies Act, 1956, on 28 September 1965. It later became a deemed public limited company under Section 43A of the Act, on 22 October 1980. The company was promoted by the House of Khodays. Khoday Distilleries launched Red Knight whisky in 1967, and began producing Peter Scot whisky in May 1968. Both whiskies are manufactured at the company's Bangalore facility. In July 1986, the company went public to part-finance its modernization programme. The company issued 2.4 million equity shares at a premium of ₹ 10 per share linked to 480,000 - 15% non-convertible debentures of ₹ 100 each, out of which some shares and debentures were reserved and allotted on a preferential basis. The company was renamed Khoday India Ltd. on 14 February 1992. Manaylux Papers and Boards Pvt Ltd were amalgamated with the company in 2000, giving it an in-house capacity to manufacture paper products. Khodays Systems was merged with the Khoday India Ltd. in 2003.
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