The Silver Show of India, India’s largest silver-specific trade exhibition, was officially unveiled at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), marking a defining moment for the country’s rapidly evolving silver jewellery industry. The grand inauguration underscored silver’s growing prominence as a high-potential category within India’s jewellery trade ecosystem.

The honours were done by  Chief Guest Santhosh S Lad, Minister of Labour Department, Govt of Karnataka along with Guests  Of Honour Dr. T A Sharavana, Member – Karnataka Legislative Council- Govt Of Karnataka, Ba Ramesh, Joint MD, Thangamayil Jewellery Ltd, Mahendar Bafna, Director -Navarthan Jewellers, Jayantilal Challani, Chairman- Challani Group of Companies, Sairathan Madhiraj, CMD, MSR Associates Mo-Benzaiten Pharma, Bhanuprasad Naidu, Industrialist -Bellary, Muthu Venkatraman, President- Coimbatore Jewellery Manufacturers Association, Kavita Reddy, Activist and members of JAB Board. Present at the inauguration were Dr. Chetan Kumar Mehta, President – Jewellery Division – IBJA, President – JAB, CMD- Laxmi Diamonds, Bengaluru, Surendra Mehta, National Secretary- IBJA. Vivek Kabra, Founder and Publisher, JewelBuzz, Sumesh Wadhera, MD-AOJ Media, Suresh Kumar Ganna, Chairman -SSI and Director-JAB, and Sreekanth Urs – CEO -GES Worldex India.

Designed as a focused B2B platform, the Silver Show of India brings together silver jewellery manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, designers, and allied industry stakeholders under one roof. The exhibition aims to spotlight innovation, craftsmanship, technology, and emerging business opportunities within the silver segment—ranging from fine jewellery and artefacts to contemporary and lifestyle silver products.

Speaking at the launch, industry leaders highlighted silver’s increasing relevance among modern consumers, driven by evolving design sensibilities, affordability, and global demand. The show is positioned to strengthen trade connections, encourage knowledge exchange, and support the expansion of India’s silver jewellery footprint in domestic as well as international markets.

Santosh S Lad, Minister of Labour Department, Govt of Karnataka said, “I am pleased to be at SSI. Under the leadership of Dr. Chetan Kumar Mehta, the show is exceptionally well organised, systematically and has grown to an impressive scale. Silver’s increasing use in jewellery and industry will drive silver prices upwards. Silver’s shine will never fade away. Gold is LOUD. Silver is WISE.”

With strong government backing and enthusiastic industry participation, the Silver Show of India at BIEC Bengaluru sets a new benchmark for category-specific trade exhibitions, reaffirming silver’s role as a dynamic growth engine within India’s jewellery industry.