The story
C J George, founder and CEO of the company, set up M/s C.J George and Co. in 1987 with Ranajit Kanjilal as a partner. However, a formal partnership was formed in 1988 after Kanjilal acquired membership in the Cochin Stock Exchange. The firm was then renamed as Geojit and Co. The name 'Geojit' was coined by conjoining the first and last three letters in the names of the partners who set up the organization – C J George and Ranajit Kanjilal.
In 1992, Kanjilal left the organization, and Geojit became a sole proprietorship.
In 1993, the company opened its first branch in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam and followed it up with another branch in Trichur in Kerala.
From Wikipedia’s article on Geojit Financial Services, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4