east india company started trade with india from which city in 1608
East India Company Initially, the company struggled in the spice trade because of the competition from the already well-established Dutch East India Company. The company opened a factory in Bantam on the first voyage, and imports of pepper from Java were an important part of the company's trade for twenty years. The factory in Bantam was closed in 1683. During this time ships belonging to the company arriving in India docked at Surat, which was established as a trade transit point in 1608.
Economic nationalism While the coining of the term "
Vikramashila Vikramashila was founded by
Gautam Adani After working as a diamond sorter at Mahindra Brothers for two years, Adani set up his own diamond brokerage business in Mumbai, India.[4] Mahasukh Adani, his elder brother, called him back to Ahmedabad to run his newly purchased plastic factory.[4] He soon started commodity trading by importing polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a key raw material for manufacturing plastic.[4]