K T Ramchandran passes away!

Industry losses sparkle!

“Industry losses sparkle! Indeed he was of Himalayan stature yet very humble player with refined heart! Industry would always remember his all those contributions in gemmology!”

Right now gem-n-jewellery (GJ) industry & trade mourns upon K T Ramchandran passes away. Whole of the GJ industry & trade is expresses their deep grief. Nayan Jani, Editor- JNI said, “Industry losses sparkle! Indeed he was of Himalayan stature yet very humble player with refined heart! Industry would always remember his all those contributions in gemmology!”

 

In a tribute-n-grief Jayshree Talgeri-Panjikar- who served longest time with K T Ramchandran says, “It's indeed very sad when your old colleague is battling for life and then he is no more...K.T.Ramchandran was my batch mate for the Gemmology London Exam FGA way back in 1976-1977...

Over the years we became colleagues, friends and a good dedicated team at GII that actually made GII internationally recognised...42 years...an avalanche of memories...In 1999 we organised the International Gemmological Conference IGC in India...it was just because Ramu was there it was possible...today looking back...we had joy...we had fun...we had to do gem testing in the Sun ('cos we sat in that tiny balcony).....

May God give his soul eternal peace..!

K T Ramchandran was FGA Executive Secretary & Chief Gemologist of the Gemological Institute of India (GII), Mumbai. Established in April 1971, the institute is registered as a non-profit Public Charitable Trust and a project of The Gem &Jewellery Export Promotion Council GJEPC). Since then all his valued life-n-days was dedicated to GII.

Since GII is an institute that has been formed by the traders, its emphasis are always in the application of gemology in the various branches of the Gem industry. May it be a family business or sales people behind the counters or diamond cutters and lapidaries, geologists, diamond dealers, hobbyists. The education imparted emphasizes on the day-to-day practical implementation of the knowledge of gemstones.

The Gemological Institute of India provides independent and expert facilities for identification and certification of colored gemstones and its origin, treatments on Gemstones, identification of Synthetic and treated Diamonds and grading of diamonds and diamond studded jewellery to a wide clientele in the domestic and international markets, which includes dealers, jewellers, auction houses and custom departments, and connoisseurs looking for good quality gemstones, diamonds.

Nayan Jani(Right) with KT Ramchandran (Center) at GII