Indiana stone

30 years of dedication to quality, innovation and customer satisfaction has earned Indiana Stone a world-wide reputation for expertise and leadership in the granite industry. The groundwork for this company's development has been laid down by the company’s founder Dr. Darshan S. Bhalla who decided to enter into the field of Granite exports way back in 1976 by developing the quarrying of black granite stone in "Kunnum" area near Tindivanam in Tamilnadu, which later on, came to be known as the best granite in India.

Dr. Bhalla who was a Tourism and Hospitality professional incepted the firm Indiana Stone in order to expand the activites of the Indiana Group and the company began quarrying and export of rough Granite blocks from India. With a keen interest in Granite quarrying operations he associated with a Company in the Southern State of Tamilnadu who were one of the pioneers in promoting exports of Indian granite to Japan in the early Seventies, through the introduction of a very fine variety of granite stone, popularly known as "KUNNUM BLACK" material.

Continued loyalty and support of the entire community has led the Company to rise leaps and bounds. Today the sons of Dr. Bhalla are taking the Indiana Stone company in challenging and exciting directions in order to meet the needs of an ever-changing Marketplace and Industry. Indiana Stone company is comprised of a Processing factory, 3 quarries of premium quality Black Granite and, most importantly, 85 employees located throughout India and the Globe.

The Monument Division offers the broadest line of memorial products in the industry. This division supplies monuments, bases, markers, cremation products from urns to columbariums, community mausoleums, benches, specialty cemetery features and Private Estate family mausoleums as per order specifications.

This Factory operates some of the most advanced machinery that has been sourced from the world’s leading manufacturers and has a program in place for the purchase of new processing technology with the goal of improving its capabilities and increasing efficiency.

The company produces Top quality products using state-of-the-art technology merged with dedicated and skilled Indian craftsmen that has enabled us to grow in size and keep our excellent quality. Over the years Indiana Stone has carved a niche for itself in the market and our products including monuments are in demand in the market for its sheer creativity, durability and precision. This has led us to widen our horizons to countries viz. USA, Europe which will mainly be achieved by setting up of a new office in United Kingdom. The vision is to establish ourselves as one of the leading exporters of quality Monuments and products to USA & Europe. We observe strict production guidelines with prime emphasis on the need for consistent quality, delivery schedules, customer services all these at a competitive pricing.

The latest in technology plus the special ability to handle custom made order has made Indiana Stone uniquely capable of handling nearly any granite need. The company has plans to make Investments each year to introduce new Materials including imported ones to offer a wide product range of premium quality Granites for use in a variety of applications.

Each successive year the increasing demand and sizeable foreign market potential has led the Company to plan to add a more extensive product line by setting up a Commercial Division which will produce and sell a complete line of landscape and paving materials, thin-set and cut-to-size floor tile, slabs for countertops and furniture.

Technological advances have enabled the company to offer new and innovative products to its diverse customer base which has been made possible by our Research and development division offering state-of-the-art Auto CAD and 3D modeling. Electronic communications shared among our offices ensure reduced costs, timely information and speedy turnaround. Equipment and systems in all our offices are linked through a private network that allows electronic data transfers between the company and its customers. All these have ensured us to reduce vast distances to manageable proportions.

The company employees have extensive backgrounds in the stone industry and assist in stone selection and providing information regarding applications on a daily basis. 

In the end combined with expert estimating, project management, service and support makes Indiana Stone uniquely capable of handling virtually any need for any project from start to finish. In spite of the vast quarrying and processing capability, what truly sets Indiana Stone apart from all other Granite producers in India is its people. Indiana Stone’s work force has made quality, commitment to customer and continuous improvement its hallmark within the Granite world.

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The Group

INDIANA GROUP OF COMPANIES from its inception has been recognized as one of the pioneers in promotion of business from Japan. The name Indiana is coined out of two words i.e. "INDIA & ANA". India in English and the world "ana" in Hindi means "Please come to India" and thus it is "AN INVITATION TO INDIA"

Indiana believes in excellence in all fields of their operations. We serve nation by earning foreign exchange, serve customer by providing reliable, economical and efficient services. Thrust is to work for industry with dedication and commitment for service to ensure customer satisfaction.
On perceiving upsurge in foreign countries to have close look of Indian people, their civilization, customs, religious practices, diverse food habits exotic flora and fauna, the visionaries of "Indiana" accepted challenge and entered in the field of tourism as far back as 1967. The Company having been engaged in the Tourism Business over four decades, has a vast reservoir of vast experience to meet the needs of its International clients in the Global Business atmosphere.

In order to keep abreast of the latest developments & with a view to constantly updating information & services, as one of the leading Business houses in India & the subcontinent.

In recognition of its outstanding performance in promotion of Business in all its fields to the country, the Company has got various awards from the various Department of the Government of India.

Indiana from its inception had been concentrating its efforts to promote Business from Japan & for the past few years has globalized its Business activities by entering into Europe, USA & other parts of Asia & the outcome is very encouraging.

With the continuous support which we enjoyed from our clients and well wishers we could achieve sustained growth. Apart from growth in our range of activities we have also been able to diversify into Hospitality and Stone quarrying and processing Industry.

In furtherance to our plan to set up chain of Hotels, beginning has been made by acquiring a Heritage hotel "Hotel de Paris” in Varanasi which is one of the first few established in the country about a 100 years ago. Varanasi is a prominent tourist destination and the oldest living city in the World.
Plans are also afoot to put up a resort at a site of 8 acres of Land at Sriperumbudur where our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on assassination breathed his last.

The Group is also engaged in Granite stone mining operations, a premier for exports to Japan. In recent past, a modern Granite cutting and polishing Plant in South India near Chennai had been taken over to give a boost to this area of the Business.
To start with, we entered in the Tourism industry followed by Real Estate, we have since gone for expansion & diversified in other fields viz. Mining, Stone Processing, Construction and the Hospitality industry as will be observed from following companies of the Group

COMPANY  

 MAIN ACTIVITY

Indiana Travels (P) Ltd.      

Tourism

Western Hotels (P) Ltd.

Hotels

Indiana Holdings (P) Ltd.

Investment & Real Estate

Cine Teams   

Television Films & Documentaries

Indiana Stone Company (P) Ltd.  

Granite Mining & Processing

Indiana Enterprises (P) Ltd.

Trading & E. commerce

Indiana Group of Companies is working under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Darshan S. Bhalla, Chairman who has under him a team of professionals having vast & varied experience in different fields.