Jayant Raniga comes from over nine generations of jewellery makers. His Grandfather Bhanji Gokaldas and sons Ramnik, Dinesh and Harish established east London’s first Asian owned jewellery showroom and workshop named Bhanji Gokaldas & Sons on High Street North in Newham in 1975. In 1987 the family moved to Green Street and in 2008 they rebranded the business to PureJewels by Bhanji Gokaldas. Jayant, the current generation in the business shares with us their journey above.
Jayant Raniga comes from over nine generations of jewellery makers. His Grandfather Bhanji Gokaldas and sons Ramnik, Dinesh and Harish established east London’s first Asian owned jewellery showroom and workshop named Bhanji Gokaldas & Sons on High Street North in Newham in 1975. In 1987 the family moved to Green Street and in 2008 they rebranded the business to PureJewels by Bhanji Gokaldas. Jayant, the current generation in the business shares with us their journey.
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