Camlin was founded in 1931 in Mumbai by Mr. D.P. Dandekar to provide Indian-made inks as an alternative to British imports. It was originally called Dandekar & Company and was started out of Mr. Dandekar's living quarters. In 1946, it was renamed Camlin Private Limited. Over the decades, Camlin diversified and expanded its product line to include art supplies like crayons, markers, and colors. It became a publicly traded company in 1987 and continues to be a trusted household brand in India with a network of 50,000 retailers.

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CREATED BY : Mehul Tank
Parth Khatara
Mayank Patel
25th
July,2009

2. Camlin was started by Mr. D.
P. Dandekar in 1931.
Mr. Dandekar (against the
ackdropb of the freedom
movement in India) decided
to provide an Indian option to
British and other foreign inks
to the consumers in India.
Thus was born Dandekar &
Company, in Mr. Dandekar’s
living quarters in Mumbai.
Mr. D. P. Dandekar
Founder :
Diversification Of

3. Chairman EmEritu - Mr. Subhash D. Dandekar
BOarD OF DirECtOrs
Mr. Dilip D. Dandekar —Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Rajiv M. Dandekar — Joint Managing Director
Mr. Shriram S. Dandekar — Executive Director
Mr. Deepak M. Dandekar — Executive Director
Mr. Ashish S. Dandekar
Mr. Govind G. Desai
Mr. Shrikrishna E. Godbole
Mr. Madhukar P. Khedkar
Mr. Premanand A. Narvekar
Mr. Shishir S. Shirgaokar
MANAGEMENT TEAM

4. Dilip Dandekar
Chairman & Managing
Director
Mr. Dilip Dandekar is raring to take the company
to new heights in the 21st century.
Mr. Dilip Dandekar is Chairman and Managing
Director of Camlin Limited, Mumbai.
He is also Director of various other prestigious
companies such as Indo Schottle Auto Parts Pvt.
Ltd., Nilmac Packaging Industries Limited and
Camlin International Limited.

5. HISTORY AND HERITAGE
1931:
Started operations with Horse Brand Ink Powders and Tablets.Followed
shortly.
1946:
Dandekar & Co. was re-christened as Camlin (a combination of Camel and Ink)
Private Limited.
1962:
Entry into the art material market with products such as artists' and students'
oil and water colours, poster colours, geometry boxes, wax crayons, oil pastels
and water colour cakes.
1974:
Wooden pencils were introduced. A fully integrated factory was started in
Tarapur (100 kms from Mumbai) for manufacture of wooden pencils.
1982:
We held our very first All India Camel Colour Contest.

6. 1984:
A year of diversification. The Camlin Fine Chemicals &
Pharmaceuticals Division were born. A new integrated
ultra-modern plant was started in the Tarapur factory to
drug intermediates and antioxidants for the global market.
1987:
Camlin became a public limited company and was listed
on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
1989:
Technical collaboration was established with Pilot Corporation,
Japan for manufacture of 0.5 mm high-polymer leads.

7. 1998:
1999:Glass colours were introduced in the
hobby range. The All India Camel Colour
Contest featured in the Limca Book of
Records, for the highest number of entries
received.
2005:Saw the introduction of the new,
state-of-the-art, plastic body marker range.

8. With our 50,000 strong retailer network, prestigious
foreign collaborations, large consumer base, regular
interaction with consumers by the sales force and
participation in international trade fairs like Paperworld in
Frankfurt, Camlin is now a trusted household name all
over India.
We were also the first company in India to adhere to
Art & Creative Materials Institute’s world standards in
toxicity certifications.
Our All India Camel Colour Contest too has been
well-received, holding the record of the highest entries
ever and has been registered in the Limca Book of World
Records.
We also believe in encouraging and promoting fine
art, which is why our Camlin Art Foundation was set up.
Today

9. Good Bye

10. Good Bye