Enter a new house in Srinagar, Baramulla, or Anantnag and Havells greets you at every turn. Switchboards flash on spotless walls, ceiling fans whirl with silent force, and wires pulse like the unseen veins of modern Kashmir.

Kashmiris stick to the brand almost like a ritual, whether it’s a wedding, a new house, or a simple repair job. Lakhs of rupees flow out of our pockets into this network of copper and glass.

Our homes are brighter, and appliances more efficient. But the real light is falling elsewhere: on Havells’ balance sheets and its patient shareholders.

The numbers tell a startling story.

A single ₹1.89 investment in Havells in 2001 would today be worth more than ₹16 crore.

While we light up our living rooms, those who bought and held the company’s stock have been lighting up

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