I have been always fascinated by huge business enterprises and its owners. I always make it a point to do some homework and find out the owner of any new business that I come across. This gives me an inspiration to dream big and achieve it by pursuing a well articulated plan.
Of late, jewllery business has been booming in India, especially down south. It is very common to see full page news paper ads featuring various jewellery showrooms during the time of Akshya Tritiya, an auspicious day to purchase gold. The jewellers make use of celebrities from all walks of life to advertise their products. They also bash each other by comparing the price ambiguities amongst them.
This post is not related to reviewing any particular jeweller, but is an attempt to give a face to the brands that we have been hearing day in and day out in the jewellery space. The listing below is not in any order.
My rational behind this post is that somebody would be interested to know how these guys made it big in this ever glittering and highly competitive business. You can read more about them by searching their names in the internet.
1. Kalyan Jewellers (13,000 crore valuation) – T.S Kalyanaraman
T.S Kalyanaraman
2. Lalitha Jewellery (8,000 crore) – Kiran Kumar Jain
Kiran Kumar Jain
3. GRT jewellers – G. Rajendran
G. Rajendran
4. Joy Alukkas jewellers – Joy Alukkas
Joy Alukkas
5. Prince Jewellery – Princeson Jose
Princeson Jose
6. Malabar Gold (12,000 crore) – MP Ahamed
M. P Ahamed
7. Rajesh Exports (30,000 crore) – Rajesh Mehta
Rajesh Mehta
8. Bhima Jewellers (8,000 crore) – Dr.B.Govindan
Dr. B. Govindan
9. Shree Kumaran Thangamaligai – Shri. A. Kulandaivel Mudaliar, Chennai silks group
10. Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers – Vummidi Raghunath
11. Saravana stores Jewellers – Yogarathinam and Rajarathinam
12. Khazana Jewellery – Kishore Jain
13. Nathella Jewellery – Nathella Sampathu Chetty
14. NAC Jewellers – Nathella anjaneyulu chetty (earlier part of the Nathella group)
15. OKJ Jewellery – Emmanuel Babu
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