Who owns Navratna?
Navratna is owned by Emami (India, NSE: EMAMILTD).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emami Limited Integrated Annual Report 2024-25. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emami Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Kolkata
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Founded
- 1989
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Hair care › Shampoo & conditioner
- Parent ticker
- NSE: EMAMILTD BSE: 531162
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Navratna
Navratna is Emami's cooling brand, launched in 1989 with Navratna Cool Oil, an Ayurvedic therapeutic oil whose name refers to the goodness of nine gems. The range has grown to include Navratna Cool Talc, Thanda Oil and a premium Navratna Gold, and Emami introduced a one-rupee sachet of Navratna Talc for rural markets. It has been a household name in India for over 35 years.
Ownership timeline of Navratna
Where Navratna sits in Emami
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emami
Emami controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Founded in the 1980s
- Mentho Plus (1987)
Other brands in shampoo & conditioner, and who owns them
The 59 brands in shampoo & conditioner on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 7; Emami has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Alpist | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Garnier | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| Aujua | Milbon | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Movit | Movit | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| SebiRinse | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Tío Nacho | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
About the owner: Emami
Emami is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kolkata, India, founded in 1974. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: EMAMILTD and BSE: 531162.
Emami is an Indian personal care and healthcare company headquartered in Kolkata. It was founded in 1974 as a small start-up by childhood friends R.S. Agarwal and R.S. Goenka, listed on the BSE in 1995 and on the National Stock Exchange in 2005. Its brands include BoroPlus, Navratna, Zandu, Kesh King and Smart And Handsome; it acquired Zandu Pharmaceuticals in 2008, Kesh King in 2015, Creme 21 in 2019 and Dermicool in 2020, and now wholly owns The Man Company and Brillare, while holding minority stakes in several other start-ups.
🇮🇳 Navratna and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 288 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Navratna is not one of them.
- Aqualogica — Honasa 🇮🇳
- Astaberry — Cipla 🇮🇳
- Cinthol — Godrej Consumer 🇮🇳
- Dabur Red Paste — Dabur 🇮🇳
- Episoft — Glenmark 🇮🇳
- Everyuth — Zydus Lifesciences 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Navratna?
The parent company of Navratna is Emami, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Navratna Indian?
Yes. Navratna originated in India in 1989 and its owner, Emami, is also headquartered in India.
Is Navratna still owned by Emami?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Navratna is still owned by Emami. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Emami Limited Integrated Annual Report 2024-25 — Emami Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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