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This article is about Mr. Ashokkumar Haribhai Gajera, Director of Laxmi Diamond Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ashokkumar Haribhai Gajera, the director of Laxmi Diamonds Pvt. Ltd is a visionary diamond entrepreneur who with sheer foresight and dint of hard work has today become the owner of the flagship Company catering to the needs of Diamond Industry around the world. Born on 1st June, 1965 in Amreli, Gujarat and was brought up amidst love and care by his parents, Late Shri. Haribhai and Smt. Shantaben Gajera. Born in a traditional Gujarati family, he has been brought up to be a strict disciplinarian and adheres to the values and principles imbibed into him by his parents.

At a very tender age of 19, soon after finishing his education, Mr. Ashokkumar Gajera started indulging into the family business, the seeds of which had already been sown by his eldest brother Mr. Vasant H. Gajera. His initial training in this field was a short span of 18 months and by then he had already mastered the loops of the trade. A sharp mind, clear thinking, and good foresight, are assets that has enabled him to climb the ladder of success at a very fast pace, in a very short time. He is a strong believer in fair and ethical business policies and invariably creates a win – win situation for all concerned. ''' Business ''' In a span of just about 3 decades Laxmi Diamond has grown from a single workshop specializing in polishing small diamonds to a global corporation at the heart of Diamond Industry. In the year 1995 the Company attained the privilege of being a DTC Sight holder. The recipient of this privilege was none other than Ashokbhai himself.

In domestic market it has a strongest chain in retail market of jewellery in India 2nd largest jewelley brand Cygnus have over 150 outlets spread across traditional jewelers and lifestyle stores in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Cuttack, etc. The success of Laxmi Diamond is attributed to customer-centric approach, the quality standards maintained the meticulous manufacturing skills and fair trading practices. This ensures a loyal customer base all over the globe.

Ashokkumar Gajera also partner in Lorenzo Ceramic in Morby & Creative Company in Surat which is famous in making packaging material.

Besides this, the Company has received many other awards of national and international recognition including Export Promotion Award from Government of India and also from Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council consecutively for the last twelve years for its contribution in the field of diamond industry as a largest exporter of diamonds.

Social

Mr. Ashok Gajera’s life does not revolve around his business & family only; he has keen interest in social and charitable activities and has grown up to be an independent, noble, patient and caring person. He loves to discharge his moral and social responsibilities in the true spirit of Mahatma Gandhi, & spends most of his time, money and effort for various welfare and charitable activities which have blossomed into several charitable institutions in the field of education, health, social welfare, upliftment of poor and needy, education for women and medical facilities for the needy. He is also a trustee in many charitable and social organizations, like

•	Director: IBJA- Indian Bullion & Jewellers Association Ltd. •	Founder Member:	 All India Gems & Jewellery Domestic Council •	Regional Chairman(Western Region): Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council •	Accredited Advisory Board Member: PJ News & Information Bureau Pvt Ltd. •	Managing Trustee: Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation. •	Trustee: Gemological Institute of India (GII) •	Board of Director: Indian Institute of Gem & Jewellery (IIGJ) •	Trustee: Smt. Shantaben Haribhai Gajera Charitable Trust, Surat •	Trustee: Patel Social Group, Mumbai •	Trustee: Patel Samaj, Vashi •	Trustee: Shri Amreli Jilla Vidhyasabha, Amreli

Personal:

A man of few words but great deeds is what describes him. At home, Mr. Gajera is extremely lucky to have a loving and talented partner in Sarojben. He is blessed with a daughter and two sons, who are very keen in following their father’s footsteps. Besides being the doting parents, they love and cherish them and also take great care to ensure that they grow up to be sincere, honest, God fearing and independent individuals and prove to be an asset not only in business, social and other fields but also for the Society.

It is very rare to find all the good qualities bottled in one, but this is very true about Mr. Ashok Gajera and his family.

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