{{Short description|Indian e-retail platform}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox website | name = Induna (India) Private Limited | logo = Indunacomlogo.jpg | type = Private | founded = {{start date and age|2007}} | current_status = Defunct | dissolved = 2023 | location = Kolkata, West Bengal, India | incorporated in = | founder = Aadarsh Agarwal<br />Siddhant Agarwal | industry = Internet | products = Home video | services = E-commerce<br />(online shopping) | revenue = | assets = | equity = | divisions = | alexa = | logo_caption = "Cinema Shop on the Net" | traded_as = | area_served = | key_people = | net_income = | num_employees = | subsid = | website = {{URL|https://www.induna.com/|Induna.com}} }}
'''Induna.com''' was Indian e-retail or e-commerce platform headquartered in Kolkata, India launched on 21 October 2007 by Agarwal brothers, Aadarsh and Siddhant.<ref>{{cite news |title=Business News-Induna India Private Limited Details |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/induna-india-private-limited-/U22190WB1998PTC086780?from=mdr |access-date=17 February 2021 |publisher=The Economic Times}}</ref> An online shop<ref>{{cite web|title=Diwali Gifting Issue: Memorabilia|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ltiaLX6eO6B2Ob9EiY4fML/Diwali-Gifting-Issue-Memorabilia.html|publisher=Livemint|accessdate=2016-07-22|date=26 October 2013}}</ref> for Indian film DVDs, VCDs and audio CDs, it became the top three clicked websites of Kolkatta in its launch year as per the Google Zeitgeist 2008 report.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Chatterji|first=Shoma A|author-link=Shoma Chatterji|date=2009-01-10|title=Marketing Bengali Films|journal=The Statesman}}</ref><ref name="Languages">{{cite web|title=Siblings & their cinema shop|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/siblings-their-cinema-shop/cid/1255461|newspaper=The Telegraph|accessdate=2016-07-22|date=22 December 2008}}</ref>
In March 2023, Induna announced its closure. The company informed customers via email and social media that it cease accepting orders after March 20.<ref name="n328">{{cite web | last=Deep | first=Aroon | title=The end of Induna and physical film releases in India | website=The Hindu | date=2023-03-10 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/the-end-of-induna-and-physical-film-releases-in-india/article66601500.ece | access-date=2025-10-30}}</ref>
==History== In 2009, the company added the Blu-ray format as well, for regional language films along with Bollywood and Bengali film titles, as well as a collection of Swedish films directed by Ingmar Bergman.<ref name="Shipping">{{cite web|title=Generating Business from Heart|url=http://www.ciol.com/generating-business-heart/|publisher=CIOL|accessdate=2016-07-22|date=18 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Agarwals-Generating Business from the 'Heart'|author=Adeesh Sharma|journal=PCQuest|date=2009-06-01}}</ref><ref name="DVDonline">{{cite journal|author=Chatterji|first=Shoma A|author-link=Shoma Chatterji|date=2009-02-12|title=Spreading cinema on the 'Net'|journal=Screen}}</ref><ref name="Multilanguages">{{cite web|title=Watch out, 2009!-Net business Induna brothers|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/watch-out-2009/cid/1261355|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=2016-07-22|date=4 January 2009}}</ref>
==Founders== Brothers Aadarsh Agarwal and Siddhant Agarwal, both commerce graduates from Kolkata University, decided to launch their own online company as they experienced the dismal state of many online stores when they ordered movies.<ref name="Shipping"/><ref name="Multilanguages"/><ref name="DVDonline"/>
==Shut Down== The company was dissolved in March 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deep |first1=Aroon |title=The end of Induna and physical film releases in India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/the-end-of-induna-and-physical-film-releases-in-india/article66601500.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=10 March 2023}}</ref>
==See also== * E-commerce in India * Online shopping
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|https://www.induna.com/}}
Category:Companies based in Kolkata Category:Indian companies established in 2007 Category:Internet properties established in 2007 Category:Online retailers of India Category:Privately held companies of India Category:2007 establishments in West Bengal