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GJC’s first Labham Seminar in Ahilyanagar concludes successfully
The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) successfully organized its flagship knowledge-sharing event this week, the Labham Seminar, at Hotel Raj Palace in Ahilyanagar. This was the first-ever Labham Seminar held in Ahilyanagar, conducted in collaboration with the Gold Jewellers Council – Ahilyanagar, a prestigious association dedicated to the growth and prosperity of the local jewellery trade.
This 181st edition of the Labham Seminar was conducted under the DD-WGC Labham series and witnessed the participation of over 100 jewellers. The seminar aimed to strengthen awareness of business knowledge, legal compliance, and ethical trade practices. Key speakers at the event included GJC Chairman Rajesh Rokde, Vice Chairman Avinash Gupta, Vardhaman Kothari, former Chairman Nitin Khandelwal, and legal advisor Bhavin Mehta, who addressed crucial topics such as legal guidelines, compliance policies, and business growth strategies.
During the seminar, insights were also shared about the upcoming India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS) and GJS Jewellers Meet. The prestigious B2B jewellery trade show is set to take place from 4th to 7th April 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. This edition will feature 400+ exhibitors and 750+ booths, offering a grand platform for the jewellery industry to explore an extensive range of products, including gold, couture and real diamond-studded jewellery, silver, gemstones, loose diamonds, pearls, lab-grown diamonds, and allied services.
A key highlight of this year’s event is the Silver Pavilion, dedicated to meeting the growing demand for silver jewellery and artifacts. Scheduled 26 days before Akshaya Tritiya and just ahead of the upcoming wedding season, this show presents a golden opportunity for retailers and buyers to stock up their inventory. With 20,000+ visitors and 2,000 hosted buyers expected, GJS is set to become a leading sourcing platform for India’s jewellery traders.
The GJS Jewellers Meet serves as an exclusive networking platform, bringing together key jewellers, retailers, and manufacturers from the industry. This meet fosters business discussions, collaborations, and trade opportunities, allowing stakeholders to establish valuable connections and gain insights into the latest market trends.

On this occasion, GJC Chairman Rajesh Rokde stated:”The Labham Seminar has always been a vital platform for educating jewellers about compliance and ethical trade practices. We are delighted to host this seminar for the first time in Ahilyanagar and are thrilled by the enthusiastic response from the local jewellery community. GJC remains committed to driving industry growth, education, and business excellence. Through GJS and GJS Jewellers Meet, we are providing jewellers with an unparalleled platform to connect, collaborate, and unlock new business opportunities.”
With this grand success, the Labham Seminar in Ahilyanagar has laid a strong foundation for future knowledge-sharing programs. The Gold Jewellers Council – Ahilyanagar and GJC remain dedicated to their mission of empowering jewellers through initiatives like Labham, ensuring continued progress and excellence in the industry.
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Where Every Story Of Love Begins: Dhirsons Jewellers Marks Mother’s Day With ‘First Love. First Gold.’
Dhirsons Jewellers Celebrates The Timeless Bond Between Mothers and Children With A Heartfelt Mother’s Day Campaign and A Specially Curated Gold and Diamond Jewellery Edit.
Dhirsons Jewellers, part of the Dhiraj Dhir Group, Lajpat Nagar, introduces its Mother’s Day campaign, First Love. First Gold., a tribute to the woman who gives us our first experience of love and continues to shape who we become.
The campaign is built around a simple idea: before we understood relationships or defined our own milestones, we experienced love in its most unconditional form through our mother. It is this early bond that stays with us, influencing how we think, how we respond, and how we live.
At Dhirsons, gold has long symbolised what endures, while diamonds represent brilliance and light. With First Love. First Gold., the brand brings these two together to reflect a mother’s role — constant, grounding, and quietly transformative.
“Before you chose love, you were given it. Before the brilliance became yours, it was hers.”


The campaign builds on this idea through a curated Mother’s Day edit featuring a curated selection of gold and diamond jewellery, ranging from timeless classics to contemporary designs. The collection is positioned as a thoughtful way to mark the occasion, with pieces that balance everyday wearability and occasion-led elegance. It is available across all Dhirsons showrooms and on the brand’s official website.
Speaking on the campaign, Riva Dhir, Creative Director, Dhirsons Jewellers, Dhiraj Dhir Group, Lajpat Nagar said:

“With First Love. First Gold, we aim to honour every mother who has been a symbol of love, shine and light in our lives. It acts as a reminder to all of us how incomplete our lives would be without her.”
The campaign is reflected across Dhirsons’ in-store experience, evoking warmth, elegance, and the quiet power of a mother’s presence. At its core, it reflects a bond understood more with time than in the moment, shaped quietly and expressed through everyday gestures that often go unspoken.
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