Our prayers are with the blast victims

 

 

A prayer for all who’ve lost near and dear ones.

Their loss can never be compensated, not by money, words or revenge

 

 

A day Inside Mumbai Diamond Market – Video

Who doesn’t love videos? Youtube is one of my favourite website. Recently I got hold of cousin’s JVC Camcorder for a week. I left camera at different corners of the market for hours to let it capture raw video.

A raw video over two day period is crunched into less then 3 minutes.

Have fun!

Make your company World Famous inside whole Dombivali

Title is just a joke but here’s a trick which can allow you to  display global presence and show that you care about customers.  Chances are – you are already using this Magic-thing called Skype.

Skype - voice calls over the Internet.

What is Skype? How is Skype used? How to start using Skype?
I do not need to answer any of these questions. Everyone knows it, if you don’t – give me a call.

I am here to talk about some really interesting thing you can do using Skype.

I know a guy who is a Software freelancer. He use to work from his small house in Dombivali (Thane). He had short term and long term clients from all over the world (USA, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Norway etc).

He had a local Phone number for almost 10-12 different countries/cities. Skype allows you to buy a number which is local number to some City around the world and route it to your single skype account.

When he use to find client in Germany he would give local German number. If client is from London, he will give UK local number. If client is from Chicago, he will use USA number. This way he had local experience for most of his clients. And all the while he was receiving calls on his laptop in Dombivali.

He said, all his clients knew that he is based out in Mumbai/India. However all clients used to be very happy to know that there was a local number to call if they had any question or wanted to follow up. (when he was sleeping calls use to go on a single voice mail)

Now you know how to make your Diamond Trading company world famous inside whole Charni Road!

Who Moved My Market

Operation: Move to New location
Present location: Opera House
New location: BKC
Challenge: Old Memories

People in market knew about new Diamond market at Bandra Kurla Complex since ages. Project started 20 years back, went through delays for unknown reasons. However past is past and heres a new day and a new location of the market.

Bharat Diamond Bourse – spreads over an are of 20 acres – 8 towers of 9 floors – 2500 diamond offices.

A crown in BKC. All facilities under one roof. More Safety. More planning. Bharat Diamond Bourse offers a great business infrastructure to both domestic and international diamond merchants trading.

If you talk to people in market you will find two different viewpoints. There are people who are excited about BDB and then there people who are reluctant to change.

If you hve made up mind to move to BKC here’s what you need to know to find right place/office:

Office location will be specified in 6 letter code:

Example ‘BE8020‘ – means:
Tower B, East core, 8th floor, office number 020.

9 towers are (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J) [why we don’t have ‘I’ ???]
3 cores: East, West, Center

 

Bharat Diamond Bourse - world's largest diamond bourse

 

 

 

Chai Ho Jaye – Mumbai Diamond Market

Milan tea house

 

Milan tea House - Opera House

 

Milan tea stall is at the entrance of the diamond market. Also try Ukala, hot milk drink.

Near Flox chamber
This tea stall does not have the name. Small but very busy place. Always surrounded by 100s of people getting their dose of tea. He supplies tea to most of the office in this area.

Diamond-market

 

cutting chai

 

Presence of Women in Indian Diamond Industry

For Indian Women – Diamond Markets which earlier was not considered a career option is now being considered as a important career option along with other careers. Diamond Jewelry industry too has seen an increase in number of women/girls playing important role.

 

 

Women in Indian Diamond Market

Working in Jewelry
Most of the jobs taken by girls are in diamond studded jewelry factory. There is lot of work that needs careful skilled hands.(Bagging, Diamond counting, wax setting, waxing, gauging, Assortment, cad-cam etc.)

Marketing
There is presence of girls/women in marketing team of Diamond studded jewelry manufacturing factory. They play perfect role for bringing in new ideas & trends. Diamond jewelry business is very dynamic model and one needs to stay tuned to latest market demands.

Accounting & Administration
Many small & big companies have girls in their team taking care of Accounts, bookkeeping and other office administration.

But statistically speaking, Diamond Markets still remains a very traditional Industry. Statistics show that there is still a very high preference for a male employee.

5 best place to eat near Mumbai Diamond Market

Panchratna Jalebi House
Located in diamond market. Just ask anyone in market and he/she will point you to this place. Amazing Jalebi, fafda and Kachori. It is one of the best snacks place I have come across in my life.

Shiv Sagar Hotel & Karmas

Shiv Krishna Hotel

less then 5 minutes walking distance from Mumbai Diamond market you have Shiv Sagar & Karmas. At karmas don’t miss to try (pizazz, dish named Chocolate suicide)

Thelawalas in Gali
When you enter in diamond market there are lot of Thelawala[street hawkers]. Here you can have plenty of options which can make a good meal or snacks.(Khaman, Juice center, Paratha, Banana chips etc.)

Tewari Bros – Opera House
Tiwari is one of the reputed name in Mumbai diamond market. Here you can buy 100s of types of sweets. Also try Kachori, Samosa, Raj Kachori, Milk product etc. And of course all product are made in pure GHEE

Sukh Sagar
Located within diamond market area. Try Idli, Sandwich etc. DO NOT FORGET TO TRY CHATNI.

Cream centre – Charni Road ( Chowpatty )
Located near Chowpatty. Takes about 10-15 minutes to reach from Mumbai diamond market.

How to reach Mumbai Diamond Market

Train – Western line
Trains run between Churchgate & Borivali/Virar. Stop to get down Charni Road.

Train – Central line
Reach Dadar, change to western line Train. Get Down at Charni Road.
or
Go up to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Take Taxi/cab to Charni Road.

Train – Harbour line
Reach Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Take taxi to Charni Road.

Form Airport
Form domestic airport you can come by taxi and fare could be around Rs 250 to 275. And from International airport it may be nearly Rs350 to 375 & you can book Meru Cab in advance to pick you at airport.

Outstation bus
Outstation all buses arrives at Mumbai central. Take taxi and it may take around 15min to reach Mumbai Diamond Market.

From Charni Road Railway station
It takes less then 5 min to walk from Charni Road railway station to reach market. Just look for tallest building and walk towards it. This building is Pancharatna.

A typical working day – Mumbai Diamond market

Do you have 30 seconds?

Read further to know how is a typical day in Mumbai Diamond market.

• Reach diamond market half an hour early.
• Get in touch with your network.
• Office hour’s start at 10 am follows by tea break, lunch evening tea.
• Stock tally at 6 pm.
• Close of day at 8 PM.
• Then back to home and sleep.
• Start again this routine next day.

How to start career in Indian Diamond market?

Diamond market in India is full of opportunities. Diamond industry is growing in to multi-billion dollar industry and India is becoming stronger in its presence with every single day. Some of the common way people enter and start career in market are below:

Basic knowledge of diamond

One can join Diamond Assorting classes located in Mumbai at places like Charni Road, Vile Parle, Malad, Borivali, Ghatkopar and many other places. These classes give you basic knowledge and prepare you for the first job in Diamond market. Shreeji Rajendra Diamond Classes is one of the well know classes at Charni Road. I personally took help from them when I started working in market 6 years back.

Begin with Jewelry firm

Working in jewelry firm could be good way to gain high level knowledge about Diamond details & specification. Jewelry industry has more opportunities for beginners compared to Diamond market. It allows to you to get close to diamonds and upgrade your knowledge and build your social & professional network.

Start with Diamond Polishing

Start working in Diamond Polishing firm in Surat. This is best way to gain knowledge in Diamond Polishing industry. Surat is full of opportunities and is good place to begin and grow career.

Family or Friends

Diamond market is fortunately or unfortunately biased towards family members and friends. If you know a family member or friend who already is part of industry, he or she can refer you for a good opportunity. Personal referral gives lot of help in Indian Diamond market.