Vasant Gajera
Vasant Gajera | |
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| Born | 25 May 1954 Amreli, Gujarat |
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| Known for | Founder of Laxmi Diamond |
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| Website | vasantgajera.com |
Vasant Gajera (born 25 May 1954) is an Indian businessman. He is the founder of Laxmi Diamond Group, a diamond manufacturing and exporting company.[1][2]
Biography
Gajera was born on 25 May 1954 to a farmer family in Amreli, Gujarat, India to the late Shri Haribhai Gajera and Shantaben Gajera. He left his home town and moved to Surat in 1968 at the age of 14.[3] After studying diamond cutting and polishing for a few years in Surat, he started his business under the name of Laxmi Diamond in 1972.[4]
Gajera, born in Amreli and originally from Kathiawad, realized at a very young age that to earn out a living from the parched land for a farming community, especially in the absence of rainfall, is indeed an impossible and tall task. He left his home town and arrived in Surat where he worked in jewellery factory for two years. He left that job to try his hand at his own business in the diamond market.[3]
Laxmi Diamond
Gajera started the Laxmi Diamond Group, and shortly after, joined by his younger brothers. They employed about 4000 people. Gabi Tolkowsky was appointed as a training consultant to, and the spokesman for, Gabrielle in 2005. The company imports rough diamonds, processes and exports polished diamonds to other nations.[5] Since 1995, Laxmi Diamond has been a sightholder of the Diamond Trading Company (DTC).[6]
- ↑ "Vasantbhai Gajera's contribution to Indian Education". Chicago tribune. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Laxmi Diamond Pvt Ltd". Dee Beers Group.
- 1 2 "After years, Kathiawaris outshine Palanpuris in India diamond biz". DNA India. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ "Issuewire: Laxmi Diamond's CSR is an ambitious step to educate community", Issuewire, Gajera Foundation, 31 May 2018
- ↑ "India's six diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry - India's diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ GJEPC (7 July 2021). "Laxmi Diamond Group : PRIORITIZING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS". India’s leading B2B gem and jewellery magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2022.