T._S._Kalyanaraman

T. S. Kalyanaraman

T. S. Kalyanaraman

Indian businessman (born 1947)

T. S. Kalyanaraman (born 23 April 1947) is an Indian businessman, chairman and managing director of Kalyan Jewellers and Kalyan Developers. Kalyan Group is the holding company of Kalyan Jewellers.

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Early life

Kalyanaraman was born in Thrissur, into a Tamil Brahmin family, as the eldest son of T. R. Seetharamaiyer. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who was also the founder of Kalyan Group. He learned the business from his father when he was 12, by helping his father in his shop. Later he joined Sree Kerala Varma College and studied commerce.[1]

Career

He started his first jewellery shop named Kalyan Jewellers in Thrissur City in 1993 with a capital of ₹50,00,000. Later, he expanded the business to 32 showrooms all over South India. In 2016, Forbes magazine's latest annual tally of billionaires has listed Kalyanaraman in 1476th position with a net worth of US$1.2 billion.[2]

Personal life

He has two sons and a daughter.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Indian Jeweler Becomes Billionaire as Gold Price Surges". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. [2]
    "T. S. Kalyanaraman". Forbes. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "The success story of Kalyan Jewellers". Rediff. Retrieved 15 March 2012.


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