Amira Nature Foods Ltd is a parent company, registered in the British Virgin Islands and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In 1968, the third generation of the family, Anil Chanana, joined the company, changed the name to Amira, and began focusing on exporting.

[11] In 2014, Amira Pure Foods announced an e-retailing partnership with Snapdeal to sell its basmati rice online.

The company reported that it was being pursued in the Indian courts under section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, with a lender seeking repayment of a loan of $14.1 million.

On August 18, 2020, Amira Nature Food Ltd's ordinary shares were suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange due to non-timely filing of the company's 2019 and 2020 annual report.

Amira sells basmati rice grown at the foothills of the Himalayas, purchased from smallholder farmers in India.

[4][8][19] The company's basmati, sold in metallic gold packaging, is said to have "a strong floral, nutty scent and flavor after cooking.

[3][4][19] Amira Nature Foods Ltd publishes annual financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Form 20-F.

[21][22] In April 2017, Amira announced a settlement was reached in the lawsuit filed against the short selling firm, related entities and individuals.

[23] Following the allegations in 2015, two proposed shareholder class action lawsuits (which were subsequently consolidated into one) were filed against Amira in the United States.