Three veteran Palanpuri diamantaires were among a group of senior members of the trade who were felicitated as Pioneers of the Industry by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council recently – Navinbhai Mehta (D Navinchandra), Jitendrabhai Bhansali (Prism Enterprises) and Jitendrabhai Parikh (Mahendra Brothers).
The Palanpur Samaj Kendra (PSK) Sports Committee conducted its Annual Prize distribution ceremony for sports events held last year at Yashwantrao Chauhan Centre, Mumbai on 20th July 2025.
On July 13, 2025, 13 year-old Kabir Mody achieved something that few other children of his age even imagine – he scaled Mt. Kilimanjaro! Standing at an astounding 5,895 m (19,341 feet), it is the highest lone standing peak in the world, the highest peak in Africa and one of the largest volcanoes in the world.
Lani Strijbosch, aged just 21, has earned her black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a rare and remarkable achievement that less than 1% of practitioners of the martial art, only a few of them women, achieve. Having begun training at the age of 12, she reached this level in less than a decade, as a result of what her coaches and others describe as “her dedication, discipline, and resilience”.
Widely respected philanthropist-diamantaire Ashwinbhai Mafatlal Mehta, known by those close to him as Kavas Kaka, passed away on July 7, 2025. He was the son of Late Mafatlal Mohanlal Mehta, a successful diamantaire and also well known for his generous philanthropy.
Palanpur Samaj Kendra Charitable Trust, Mumbai has invited applications from deserving students for the Educational Financial Assistance Scheme 2025-26.
Shri Pravinbhai Chandulal Parikh (age 73) passed away in Surat on 01 Aug 2025
Shri Karan Dilipbhai Shah (age 32) passed away in Mumbai on 29 Jul 2025
Shri Rameshbhai Dahyabhai Mehta (age 83) passed away in Surat on 24 Jul 2025
Smt Ketkiben Ravindra Shah (age 84) passed away in Mumbai on 24 Jul 2025
Smt Varshaben Mehta (age 81) passed away in Mumbai on 08 Jul 2025
Shri Ashwinbhai Mafatlal Mehta (Kavas Kaka) (age 82) passed away in Mumbai on 07 Jul 2025
