Arnav Akshay Mehta, a third-generation diamantaire and industry leader with over two decades of experience across the global diamond and jewellery value chain, has been elected as Honorary Treasurer of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) at the organisation’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently. He is MD of Blue Star Diamonds and Star Blue Jewels, and leads the natural diamond, lab-grown diamond, manufacturing and jewellery divisions of the A-Star Alliance in India.
Sheffalie Jhaveri, founder of Rutam Intarch, was a winner of the Asia’s Best Residential Interior Design Award at the Asia Architect Design Awards (AADA 2026) and a Silver Winner in the Residential Interior Design (Housing & Apartment) category at the 2026 International Architecture and Design Awards (IADA 2026).
Two former students of Vidyamandir have reached new highs in their careers in government administration – Harshad Vora (IAS) has been appointed as the Collector of Botad district and Tejas Parmar (IAS) has been appointed as the Collector of Surat district.
Anoop V. Mehta was recently elected as Vice President of the World Diamond Council (WDC) at the Annual General Meeting of the organisation held in Antwerp on May 7. The prestigious global body, formed in 2000, is the diamond and jewellery industry’s official representative within the Kimberley Process (KP).
Vyoma Parikh displayed a number of her paintings at a Solo Exhibition held at Jehangir Art Gallery, from May 4 to May 10, 2026. The exhibition, inaugurated by Chief Guest Niraj Bajaj, is titled “Whispers in the Wild”, and comprises paintings of imagined landscapes that sit between realism and abstraction, memory and emotion; they are fluid, layered, and quietly alive.
Smt Ushaben Rameshbhai Jhaveri (age 92) passed away Mumbai on 31 May 2026
Smt Shakuntalaben Ashokbhai Zaveri (age 73) passed away Surat on 24 May 2026
Shri Suresh Kantilal Parikh (age 93) passed away Mumbai on 21 May 2026
Smt Sarojben Sudhirbhai Kothari (age 84) passed away Mumbai on 18 May 2026
Shri Rupesh Krishnakant Mehta (age 65) passed away Mumbai on 11 May 2026
