GJS Virtual is an annual B2B initiative of All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) with six unique exhibitions, “Swarnotsav”, lined up through the year with various features that will bridge the gap between the sellers and the buyers. GJS Virtual is open from 1st October and over 500 meetings have already taken place.

GJS Virtual is currently hosting 49 exhibitors who are few of the finest names in the industry. The exhibitors representing various categories are already live on the portal and are ready to launch their latest collections for the upcoming festive season.

With over 5000 registered visitors, GJC advises them to go through the designs of the participants and make the best use of the first exhibition of 2020, post the pandemic. The first edition, “SWARNOTSAV 1” is scheduled from 5th to 10th October. 

The Inaugural Ceremony of Swarnotsav on Oct 5 was a star-studded affair with the who’s who of the industry blessing the inauguration. Sanjay Dhotre, Union Minister of State for Education, Communication, and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, was the chief guest. Few GJC stalwarts who were present at the inauguration are N Anantha Padmanaban (Chairman, GJC), Saiyam Mehra (COA, GJC & Co-convener, GJS), Ashok Minawala (Past Chairman, GJC & GJS Committee Member), Nitin Khandelwal (IPC, GJC & GJS Committee Member), Ashish Pethe (Zonal Chairman West, GJC & GJS Committee Member) and Vijay Khanna (Zonal Chairman North, GJC). 

The ceremony also witnessed the presence of few of the top retailers of the country like Sunil Nayek (Reliance Jewels), Saurabh Gadgil (PNG Jewellers) & Siddharth Shah (Chandukaka Saraf & Sons) from the west, Suvankar Sen (Senco Gold & Diamonds) & Suvro Chandra (P.C. Chandra & Sons) from the east, Rajan Rastogi (Jugal Kishore Jewellers) from the north and Rajesh Kalyanaraman (Kalyan Jewellers), Joy Alukkas (Joyalukkas India Pvt. Ltd.), G.R. ‘Anand’ Ananthapadmanabhan (GRT Jewellers) and O Asher (Malabar Gold & Diamonds) from the south. 

Swarnotsav is dedicated to Late Shri Shaankar Sen (Vice Chairman, GJC & Convener, GJS) who was not just a great industrialist but a better leader and visionary for the gem and jewellery industry.