Sharp was founded in 1912 by Mr. Tokuji Hayakawa. Ever since, sharps philosophy is to make never before-seen products and make products that others want to imitate. Its mission as a manufacturer has been to develop products that never existed, thereby contributing to culture and society. At sharp, we are constantly exploring new frontiers of technology, to evolve products that are "not just no. 1 but the only one" of its kind. Beginning with the invention of the ever-sharp pencil, we have many of world firsts such as mass production of televisions, electronic calculator, superheated water oven, LCD TV etc. We continually strive to open up new fields, working always to fulfill our mission of serving society. Building on the foundation of our business creed, sincerity and creativity, we will pursue the infinite possibilities for development in electronics. By creating products which bring a sense of satisfaction to people, we intend to meet and exceed your expectations. Driving cleaner and greener technologies is part of the social responsibility taken by sharp. While LCD, sharp s core technology , saves energy, sharp is in active creation of clean energy through its solar business for which is the undisputed leader worldwide. Sharp in India. Sharp considers India to be an extremely important market for its products. It is a measure of this strong belief in the India market, that it has three subsidiaries in India sharp India limited which set up operations in 1989 is engaged sales of LCD TVS, home appliances and other consumer durables. Sharp software development India pvt limited, established in 1999 engaged in developing software for sharps digital multifunction products sharp business systems (India) limited which commenced operations on may 1, 2000 is in the fields of solar photovoltaic products & systems & office automation products like digital multifunction products, facsimile machines, multi-media projectors, professional LCD display solutions, video wall display solutions, electronic cash registers & POS terminals etc. Sharp business systems (India) limited sharp business systems (India) limited, within a short span of ten years in India, is already amongst the top brands for digital multifunction products (network printer/copier/scanner/ fax ) multi-media projectors & LCD display solutions among other products. The company has a nation-wide sales & service network covering even the remotest locations of India.