The Gemmological Institute of India (GII) held its 39th Convocation and second Award Ceremony at MCA The Lounge near Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 27th 2018, honouring its students as well as eminent jewellers for their excellence in the field of gems and jewellery.
Graced by chief guest Pramod Agarwal, the chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, the ceremony also saw the presence of GII chairman Bakul Mehta and board of trustees, which included Arvind Parikh and Kirtilal Doshi among others. Mehta welcomed the crowd and highlighted the importance of the role that gems and jewellery laboratories play in steering the industry, especially in the current situation, and GII’s contribution to promoting awareness and education about gems and jewellery. He also encouraged the diploma graduates to be torchbearers to kindle knowledge across the country, while staying abreast of the latest trends, technology and developments in the field.
Agarwal too addressed the attendees and brought attention to the necessity of spreading knowledge about gems and jewellery and having more young minds graduate in the field so that more laboratories can be established in India and abroad. He noted that the various problems associated with the industry can be eliminated through collective collaboration.
Twenty-six students graduated from the institute and received certificates and many also received awards for their outstanding performance and brilliance. Besides students, jewellers were honoured for their dedication and hard work and were awarded the Star Mitra awards in the gem, diamond and jewellery categories with three awards distributed in each category. The awardees included Inter Gold (India) Pvt. Ltd., Rosy Blue, Jewelex India Pvt. Ltd. and Dimexon Diamonds in the diamond category; T.T. Gems, Heeramaneck & Son, and Waman Hari Pethe in the gemstone category; and Begani Jewels, Waman Hari Pethe and Navpushpa Jewellers in the diamond-studded jewellery category.