T. S. Kalyanaraman

T. S. Kalyanaraman Iyer (born 1951) is an Indian businessman is best known as the chairman and managing director of Kalyan Jewellers and Kalyan Developers. Kalyan Group is the holding company of Kalyan Jewellers.

T. S. Kalyanaraman Iyer
Born1951 (age 68–69)
Thrissur city, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSree Kerala Varma College
OccupationBusiness
Years active1993-present
EmployerChairman and Managing Director of Kalyan Jewellers & Kalyan Developers
Net worthUS$1.2 billion (2017)[1]
Spouse(s)Ramadevi
WebsiteWebsite

Early life

T.S Kalyanaraman Iyer 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.[2]

Career

He started his first jewelry shop named Kalyan Jewellers in Thrissur City in 1993 with a capital of Rs 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 $1.2 billion.[1]

Personal life

He has two sons – Rajesh Kalyanaraman, Ramesh Kalyanaraman and a daughter – Radhika.[3]

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