Expansion of some of the companies names:

Many of the popular company names are actually abbreviations of their full name. It so happened that the popularity of these short names have become nouns that the underlying meaning of the verb is lost. Here is a small compilation that was published recently on twitter. Hope it helps us reconnect with the basics:

1. CIPLA – The Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories.
2. JK tyres – Juggilal Kamlapatji
3. Ranbaxy – Randhirsinh Gurubax
4. Infosys – Information System.
5. KEI industries – Krishna Electrics Industries.
6. MASTEK – Management and Software Technologies.
7. MOIL – Manganese Ore India Limited.
8. NLC - Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
9. NIIT - National Institute of Information technology
10. KRBL - Khushi Ram Behari Lal
11. PAYTm - Pay thru Mobile
12. SYSKA - Shree Yogi Sant Kripa Anant ( spiritual guru of the founding family)
13. PCJ - Padam Chand Gupta
14. PVR - Priya Village Roadsho
15. ABP - Anandabazar Patrika
16. RPG - Rama Prasad Goenka
17. TVS – Thirukku Vengaram Sundram
18. MDH - Mahashian Di Hatti
19. OYO - On your own rooms
20. TTK - T T Krishnamachari
21. DCB Bank - Development Credit Bank
22. NESCO - New Standard Engineering Company
23. CESC - Calcutta Electric Supply Commission
24. ACC - Associated Cement Company
25. CEAT - Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino
26. ABB - Asea Brown Boveri
27. INDIGO – India on the GO
28. MRF - Madras Rubber Factory
29. WIPRO - Western India Products Limited
30. Dabur - Daktar Burman
31. Dena Bank - Devkaran Nanjee
32. DS Group (Famous pulse candy maker) - Dharampal Satyapal Group
33. Exide - Excellent Oxide
34. GMR - Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao
35. HIL - Hyderabad Industries Limited
36. HSIL - Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Limited
37. ICICI - Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
38. AMUL - Anand Milk Union Limited
39. EIH - East India Hotels
40. CRISIL -Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
41. ICRA - Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Ltd
42. SENSEX – Sensitivity Index
43. SRF - Shri Ram Fibres
44. DCM Shriram - Delhi Cloth Mills.
45. DLF - Delhi Leasing and Finance.
46. NDTV - New Delhi Television
47. BPL - British Physical Laboratory