Burmese rubies, basra pearls and rubellites the size of peaches: Hyderabad’s best-dressed women gave Vogue an exclusive look at their heirloom jewellery

“The inheritances are not only tangible jewelry, it is more of history and people around the pieces,” explains Manasa Thakur Reddy, a beauty entrepreneur based in Hyderabad. The beauty of the inheritances lies in their timelessness, a reminder of our Nanis and Dadis who came before us and those who will come after. Before the…

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Five generations of his family practised Ayurveda. He chose instead to design watches for Versace and Bvlgari

Beyond comfort, there was the imminent shadow of the Gold Control Act of 1968, which restricted possession, manufacturing and gold trade to limit smuggling. The goldsmiths of Zaveri Bazaar could not hold or produce gold beyond a certain limit. “So, I became the jeweler jeweler, including their memories, how each jeweler had a unique relationship…

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Would you buy yourself a solitaire ring?

When Beyoncé said “If you like her, then you should have put a ring on it” on her track Single Ladies (2008), she could have spoken to your boyfriend or girlfriend to lock the agreement – but that Not to be so limiting. Too often, this notion with a right throat to receive a lonely…

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