Nadar's Business Empire
Nadar community is termed as business community. They are living upto their names. They normally don't like to work for others. They like to do their own business. Due to this attitude, Nadar's are running a lot of business instituions ranging from grocery shops (most of the grocery shops in Tamilnadu is owned by nadars), software firms (NIIT, HCL, Ram Softs, VEL Computers), Printing press, fireworks, Safety matches... etc. etc.. you name it, they have it.Also now-a-days they are concentrating in building schools, colleges, Hospitals.. etc.

Nadar community provided a lot of well known Institutions, organisations, business to the world. Some of them are listed below. if you know any other, send e-mail at addinfo@nadar.org

1. Tamilnad Merchantile Bank
2. South India Shipping Corporation
3. Hindustan Computers Limited
4. N I I T
5. The Daily Thandhi Newspaper
6. The Dinakaran Newspaper
7. V G P Group of Companies
8. M G M Group of Companies
9. The Standard Fireworks, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
10. The Kaleeswari Fireworks, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
11. Ayyan Fireworks (formerly National Fireworks), Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
12. Arasan Group of Industries, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
13. Sivakasi Institute of Printing Technology, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
14. Hotel Saravana Bhavan, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
15. Idayam Gingely Oil
16. V V D Group of Companies
17. A D J Group of Companies, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India
18. A D Jawahar Hospitals, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
19. A V M Jewellers, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
20. Ram Softs India P Ltd, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
21. Srinath Fine Arts, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
22. MY SHOPPE Self Service Supermarket, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
23. Sankareswari Process, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
24. Shanti Stores (Grocery Shop), Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
25. Ashok Calendars, Sivakasi, Tami Nadu, India
26. Coronation Fire works, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
27. Srinivas Fine Arts, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
28. Safire Printographs, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
29. K.C. Sankaralinga Nadar Higher Secondary School, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
30. Sri Sivasubraminya Nadar College of Engineering, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
31. MSP Solai Nadar Memorial Higher Secondary School, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
32. M.N.U. Jayaraj Nadar Higher Secondary School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
33. Nadar Higher Secondary School, South Gate, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
34. Sivakasi Nadars Mat.Hr.Sec School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
35. Virdhunagar Hindu Nadar Higher Secondary School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
36. Virudhunagar Manickam Nadar Janaki Ammal High School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
37. Karapettai Nadar Boys Higher Secondary School, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
38. Karapettai Nadar Girls Higher Secondary School, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
39. Virudhunagar Nadar Kamarajar Matriculation High School, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
40. Kamaraj College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
41. A.M.M. Sinnamani Nadar Middle School, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
42. A.M.M. Sinnamani Nadar High School, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
43. Nadar Middle School, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
44. Nadar Higher Secondary School, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
45. Kamaraj Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
46. South Street Hindu Nadar Higher Secondary School, Muhavoor, Tamil Nadu, India
47. Nadar Higher Secondary School, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India
48. A.V.M.Marimuthu Nadar Higher Secondary School, Vilampatti, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
49. Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal Collage (Autonomous), Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
50. Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal Womens Polytechnic, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
51. MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
52. MEPCO Schlenk Dental College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
53. Sivakasi Hindu Nadar Victoria Higher Secondary School, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
54. Sivakasi Hindu Nadar Victoria Matriculation School, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
55. Sivakasi Hindu Nadar Girls higher Secondary School, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
56. Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
57. Standard Fireworks Rajarathinam College for Women, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
58. K.S.S. Periakaruppa Nadar, K.S.S. Palaniappa Nadar Sivakasi Jaycees Junior School, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
59. K.P.A.T. Dharmaraj Nadar, Rojapputhayammal Sivakasi Jaycees Matriculation School, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
60. Thangamani Theatre, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
61. Palani Andavar Theatre, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
62. Nadar Saraswathi Girls Higher Secondary School, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
63. Nadar Saraswathi Higher Secondary Schools, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
64. Theni Nadar School, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
65. V.H.N.S.N. College, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
66. Kamaraj Engineering College, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
67. V. V. V. College, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
68. Vellaichamy Nadar Polytechnic, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
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69. K.V.S. Higher Secondary School, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
70. K.V.S. Sulakkarai, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
71. Kshatriya Vidya Sala Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
72. K.V.K. Sathriya Vidhyasala for Girls, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
73. K.V.K. Sathriya Vidhyasala for Boys, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
74. P.S.Chidambara Nadar Senior English School, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
75. S. H. N. Edward Higher Secondary School, Sattur, Tamil Nadu, India
76. PKN (Pandiyakula Kshatriya Nadar)Boys Higher Secondary Schoool, Thirumangalam (Madurai District), Tamil Nadu, India
77. PKN Girls Higher Secondary School, Thirumangalam (Madurai District), Tamil Nadu, India
78. PKN Matriculation School, Thirumangalam (Madurai District), Tamil Nadu, India
79. PKN Arts and Science College, Thirumangalam (Madurai District), Tamil Nadu, India
80. TPKN School Pasumalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
81. S. Vellaichaami Nadar College, Nagamalaipudukkotai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
82. Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
83. Indian Foods Pvt Limited, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
84. Nadar Mahajan Sangam Kamaraja Polytecic, Pazhavilai, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
85. Nadar Higher Secondary School, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
86. Scism Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
87. Sri Duraiappa Matriculation School, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
88. Jothi Matriculation School, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
89. Nadar Parasakthi Milk Society, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
90. Pathrakaliamman Milk Society, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
91. Duraiappa Chemicals, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
92. Bodi Christian Nadar Uravinmurai, Bodianyakanur, Tamil Nadu, India
93. Cambridge Matric School, Sangili Nadar, Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu, India
94. Nadar Middle School, (PuliYuran), Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
95. Nadar Matriculation School, Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu, India
96. WBA Soundarapandi Nadar HS School, Ayanavaram, Tamil Nadu, India
97. MK. V. Kandasamy Nadar Matric School, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
98. T.N.P.M. Nadar Higher Secondary School, Thalavai Puram, Tamil Nadu, India
99. Nadar Higher Secondary School, Porayar, Tamil Nadu, India
100. Kamuthi Nadar School, Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, India
101. TVA.Nallalagu Nadar Higher Secondary School, Perilovanpatti, a village in Vilathikulam Taluk, Tamil Nadu, India
102. Thiruthangal Nadar College, Washermenpet, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
103. Virudhunagar Nadar Mansion, (BOARDING & LODGING), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
104. M/s.R.S.V.Nadar & Co,Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
105. Tirunelveli Dakshinamara Nadar Sangam College, T. Kallikulam 627113, Tamil Nadu, India
106. Nadar Mahajana Sangam Sermathai Vasan College for Women,Samanatham, Madurai - 625 009, Tamil Nadu, India
107. Thiruthangal Nadar College for Women, Selavayal, Tondiarpet Taluk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
108. S.S. Duraisamy Nadar Mariammal College, Kovilpatti - 628 501, Tamil Nadu, India
109. Nadar Saraswathi College of Arts and Science, Vadupudupatti, Theni - 625 531, Tamil Nadu, India
110. Kamaraj Polytechnic, Pazhavilai & Post Kanyakumari Dist, Tamil Nadu, India
111. INDIAN Food Park, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. Promoters. V.P.S. Ayyamperumal Nadar & Sons
112. Nadar Mahajana Sangam Sermathai Vasan College for Women Samanatham, Avaniapuram Byepass, Madurai - 625 009, Tamil Nadu, India
113. Madurai Sivakasi Nadar Pioneer Meenakshi College of women, Poovanthi-630611, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
114. Anna Ngr. K.K.Ngr. Nadar Uravinmurai Matriculation School,-65, Annanagar, Madurai-20, Tamil Nadu, India
115. Ayyanadar Jeyalakshmi Ammal English Medium School,-119/1, Kamarajar salai, -Teppakulam,-Madurai-9, Tamil Nadu, India
116. Nadar Uravinmurai Thirugnanam Middle School,-East Sandaipettai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
117. Nadar High School, South Gate, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
118. Palayampatti Nadars Uravinmurai Higher Sec. School,-VII HB Colony,- M.Anuppanady,-Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
119. Pallayappa Nadar Uravinmurai APT Durairaj Higher Secondary School- No.42, Chinthamani road,--Madurai-1, Tamil Nadu, India
120. Sivakasi Nadar Matriculation Higher Secondary School,-26, STC Road, -Ellis Nagar,- Madurai-10, Tamil Nadu, India
121. Virudhunagar Hindu Nadar Higher Secondary School,-19, Attumanthai Pottal 7th street,-Munisalai-Madurai-9, Tamil Nadu, India
122. Virudunagar Hindu Nadar Hr. Sec. School,-Old Kuvarpalayam Road,-- Madurai-9, Tamil Nadu, India
123. Nadar Sarawathy Hr. Sec. School,-Usilampatti, Tamil Nadu, India
124. Kamarajar Matriculation School.-Nadar New street,--Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu, India
125. V.A.P. Nadars Accountancy College,-114 & 115, East masi street--Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
126. VAP Nadars College Of Commerce,-114 East Veli Street,--Madurai-1, Tamil Nadu, India
127. Idhayam Rajendran Residential School, Nedungulam Main Road, Samanatham P.O., Madurai-625 009, Tamil Nadu, India

... And many many more, yet to come.