Introduction

The Bell Group is a group of companies, service industries and educational institutions in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 founded in 1952, by Mr.A.Chelladhurai. Based in Palayamkottai

Palayamkottai

Palayamkottai , known as the "Oxford of South India", is a town in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Tirunelveli city corporation. It is on the eastern bank of the Thamirabarani river, while its twin city Tirunelveli is on the western bank.-Etymology:The archaic word Palayam...

 and with many organizations in Sivakasi

Sivakasi

Sivakasi is an active town and a municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the capital of India’s firecracker industry with about 8,000 factories, big and small, producing 90 percent of the total fireworks output.It is also known as "kutti japan" meaning "small...

, the group has also expanded to other regions in Southern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 like Alleppey and Tuticorin.

History

The name Bell comes from the Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 word Mani, which was the second name of the founder's mother, Mrs. Nesamani. The company that he first formed under the Bell brand was the Bell Pins Manufacturing company, in Palayankottai in 1952. With almost no competition in the stationery product line during the post-independence period, Bell Pins manufacturing company held brand monopoly nationwide. Laterally, the company had expanded into Standard Fireworks in Sivakasi, which is today the world's largest pyrotechnics company in terms of number of employees (the company has 9000 full time workers). The Bell brand is today a reputed household name in India. Along with its sister concern, Standard Fireworks, the Bell Group is recognized as one of the leading brands in South-east Asia.

Group of Institutions

Bell School

Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School

The Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a private high school in Southern India, founded in 1992.- History :Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School was founded in 1992 by Mr. A.Chelladhurai, an eminent industrialist and entrepreneur in Southern India...

 - Palayamkottai

Bell Hotel - Harbour Restaurant, Tuticorin

Bell Hotel - Sivakasi

Bell Hotels - Madurai

Bell Fireworks - Sivakasi

Bell Villa - Sivakasi

Bell Pins Mfg Co - Tirunelveli

Bell Printers - Sivakasi

Bell Products - Tirunelveli

Bell Graphics - Sivakasi

Chellsons Packaging - Sivakasi

Disambiguity

Bell Group does not manufacture tiles and is not to be confused with Bell Ceramics, which is also a reputed South-east Asian ceramic tile manufacturing company.