On Republic Day, SEBI unveiled “Dharohar – Milestones in the Indian Securities Market,” a digital knowledge repository highlighting the evolution of India’s securities market over 150 years. Designed for a broad audience, including students, investors, and researchers, Dharohar features an interactive timeline, 3D galleries, and over 3000 assets such as articles, historic newspaper clippings, share certificates, videos, and committee reports. This dynamic platform aims to preserve and promote the market’s legacy while enhancing awareness and understanding among stakeholders. SEBI acknowledges contributions from various experts, institutions, and former officials in creating this repository, accessible at www.mism.org.
Securities and Exchange Board of India
PR No.06/2025
SEBI launches ‘Dharohar – Milestones in the Indian Securities Market’ A Digital Knowledge Repository
Today, on the occasion of Republic Day, SEBI has launched a digital knowledge repository, “Dharohar – Milestones in the Indian Securities Market”.
The Indian securities market, known for its diverse products, participants, and institutions, has a long-standing history of organized trading over the past 150 years. Dharohar has been designed to document and showcase this rich heritage and evolution of the Indian securities market. The repository features a website, that also includes an interactive timeline of significant events and 3D galleries, offering an engaging experience to visitors. This has been designed for a wide audience, including students, investors, researchers, journalists, market participants and the general public.
As a dynamic knowledge repository, Dharohar currently houses over 3000 assets, including articles, evolution of various regulations, interviews with notable personalities, newspaper clippings of historic events, share certificates, infographics, videos, committee reports, etc. The repository is expected to grow further, continually adding new content to enhance its value to users.
On this occasion, SEBI extends its gratitude to the individuals and institutions that contributed to this initiative. This includes, the esteemed members of the Monitoring and Advisory Committee of Project Dharohar, the ex-Chairmen, ex-WTMs, former employees of SEBI, scripophilists, renowned experts, industry leaders, MIIs, industry associations and others.
The users may access the repository, Dharohar, at the following link:
https://www.mism.org
This initiative reaffirms SEBI’s commitment to preserving and promoting the rich legacy of India’s securities market while fostering greater awareness and understanding of the securities markets among diverse stakeholders.
Mumbai
January 26, 2025
