July 07, 2026

Memories -Delhi Stock Exchange -Hindustan Motors ,other shares

Those were the days when shares were traded by shouting system in a trading ring-' Motoran , Motoran - Liya - Becha and transactions recorded in Chopris / diaries of both buyers and sellers.
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In 1970s in Delhi Stock Exchange ,situated at Asaf Ali Road, had a few shares in its Forward list.This list meant that transactions could be rolled over to the next settlement after payment of some amount which was called Badla.

These shares were

Century Spinning ( While shouting on the Trading Floor : Eh Century , Century --) 
 
Hindustan Motors ( Motor an 
 
Modi Spinning 
 
Delhi Flour Mills  
 
Delhi Cloth and General Mills - DCM

Rohtas Industries
 
In those days RIL stood for Rohtas Industries Limited
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 Original Share certificates of Hindustan Motors Ltd.were issued before Partition . 
 These had on it map of a United India. 
 
Some time in 1970 s many forged / fake share certificates of Hindustan Motors started circulating in share bazaars . Then Hindustan Motors asked its share holders to return their certificates , just like cars are sometimes recalled . After verifying as genuine these were returned to share holders after stamping them as Verified .
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Hindustan Motors Ltd , estd 1942 ( manufacturers of the iconic Ambassador cars ) planned its manufacturing plant ,first at a location in East Bengal ( now ,Bangladesh ) .
 
Birlas , however , waited for the contours of Partition rumours to become clearer.
 
They finally selected Uttarpara near Calcutta .
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In Pictures: India’s iconic Ambassador car

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2014/6/16/in-pictures-indias-iconic-ambassador-car/?fbclid=IwAR3d911PKi0AF7fcoUY9CBddf9WFrLTZsDejkVrpZN6TWO1pj0-o48OgcFs 

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 Ambassador Car - Iconic Brand Sold to Peugeot The Hindustan Ambassador car was discontinued in 2014 as sales dropped continuously and it could not keep up with the new generation of cars in the Indian market.for Just Rs.80 crore.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38945674 

https://www.carandbike.com/news/ambassador-brand-sold-to-peugeot-for-rs-80-crore-1658287?fbclid=IwAR0Wi5unlR91XZjiKRpSmxHOpGzljfyBIN9XDp438m9kMaTw8VrzowQk5eU 

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Personal Note - I was Lucky

 After college , in early 1980 s ,I was very lucky when I sold my family's Hindustan Motors' shares . There had been a sharp rise in its share prices , which later turned out to be , only temporary .------------ 

Prayer to God Almighty

In life , including share investments , .' I would rather be lucky than intelligent .'

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Rare Indian Shares site

I tell people that why I selflessly run this site is also as a mark of respect and gratitude to Share Bazaars / Shares which have given me my Livelihood -' Mujhe Rozi - Roti Di Hai .'

 

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