1952
Eleven stones
A single vitrine opens in old Delhi with eleven certified stones and a hand-ruled ledger that the family still keeps.
1952 — 2026
The Chronicle
Seventy-four years of a single family’s obsession, kept in ledgers, gouaches and a few well-worn loupes.
1964
The first parure
A ceremonial suite of necklace, earrings and maang tikka is commissioned for a Rajasthan wedding — the beginning of the bridal house.
1978
The atelier
Design, cutting and setting are brought under one roof. Eleven artisans; the same eleven benches are in use today.
1991
Cutting our own rough
The house begins buying and cutting its own rough, ending a dependence on outside polish that had lasted four decades.
2004
The salon
Eight rooms at Greater Kailash, arranged like a private residence rather than a shop.
2017
The traceability ledger
Every stone above 0.30 ct is entered with its route from mine to vitrine — published to the client, without exception.
2026
Aurelia
The Maison’s first fully traceable high jewellery collection: seventeen pieces, each one of one.
From the Archive
Objects that taught us what we know.
“Keep the ledger honest and the rest looks after itself.”
The founder, to his son · 1974