Malabar Gold, C. Krishniah Chetty, Mehta Emporium, KK Jewels, Kulthiaa, Sona Chandi amongst winners of the 9th edition of GJC’s National Jewellery Awards (NJA)
Actor Sharad Kelkar hosts & actress Esha Gupta grace NJA Grand Finale where 35 awards in 8 categories were given
Mahesh Jain PB Society Jewellers, Kanpur UP, honored with Anmol Ratna Award
Prerna Khurana from Khurana Jewellers Amritsar won Woman Entrepreneur Award
Sanjib Dey wins Designer Award; Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers wins Artisan Award
10 student winners of Sawansukha Institute, NIFT Chennai, INSD win scholarship worth Rs. 10 lakh sponsored by International Institute of Gemology (IIG)
Malabar Gold Pvt. Ltd. won the CSR award. Mahesh Jain from PB Society Jewellers, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was honoured with the Anmol Ratna award. Gem of the Year North – Subhash Bhola (BholaSons Jewellers Delhi; Gem of the Year West – Mr. Atul J. Shah, Chandukaka Saraf, Pune; Gem of the Year South – AS Sriram, ANS Jewelry Salem; Gem of the Year East – Madanlal Bamalwa Nemichand Bamalwa & Sons, Kolkata. Prerna Khurana from Khurana Jewellers, Amritsar, won the Woman Entrepreneur Award. Sanjib Dey won the Designer Award (Hand Sketch/ CAD) and Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers won the Artisan/ Craftsman Award. 10 student winners won scholarship worth Rs. 1 lakh each (total of Rs. 10 lakh) from the International Institute of Gemology (IIG): Rishav Sharma, Mir Aminur Rahaman, Dinkey Bagaria, Sumana Das, Vaishali Jain, Neoty Patra, Khushboo Moryani, Ritika Paliwal (from Sawansukha Institute), Swetha Shanmuhavel (NIFT Chennai), Seema Bubna (INSD).
Mr. Anantha Padmanaban, Chairman, GJC, said, “The winners of GJC’s most prestigious and eagerly awaited NJA Awards 2019 clearly indicate that small, medium & large jewellers from diverse parts of India are now taking centrestage and competing to win amongst the best in the country. The entire country should applaud their relentless spirit, energy and enthusiasm as they are marching on despite several challenges in the business environment. NJA awards salute India's legendary heritage and culture of producing one of world’s finest jewellery especially handcrafted ones. NJA proves that India has immense pool of talent of artisans and craftsmen as well as young students taking up the profession. We are happy that each of the student winners will get a scholarship of Rs. 1 lakh sponsored by the education partner International Institute of Gemology (IIG).”
Mr. Ashish Kothari, Co-Convener, NJA Awards, GJC, said, “Every shortlisted nominee is also a winner as choosing the winners was a very difficult task due to the high quality of the entries. Everyone demonstrated phenomenal creativity and diversity in their entries for various categories such as Bridal in Gold, Diamond, Platinum, Jadau, etc.; Men’s jewellery, Accessory of the year; Silver Jewellery of the Year winners of NJA 2019, etc. The winner’s creations reflected the aspirations and designs of the modern consumer while upholding our design legacy.”
NSE presented NJA 2019 powered by e-Johri & World Gold Council (WGC); Trophy partner – Swarovski Gemstones; Supporting Partner – Forevermark; Laxmi Diamond – Jewellery Partner; Logistics Partner – BVC; Education Partner – International Institute of Gemology. The Grand Jury comprising actress & former Miss India Universe Simmran Kaur Mundi, actress Ms. Mannara Chopra, Mr. Rajiv Popley (Director- Popley Group), Mr. Riyaz Gangji & Mrs. Reshma Shetty Gangji (Fashion Designer Label- LIBAS); Mr. Anand Shah (Jewellery Designer Brand) and Mr. Gautam Banerjee (Jewellery Designer Academy) adjudged entries Ernst & Young are the process advisors to the awards this year, adding scrutiny and secrecy to the awards, thus ensuring unbiased and transparent process.
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