kirtilal m. mehta 86 built a gem company
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KIRTILAL M. MEHTA, 86; BUILT A GEM COMPANY
KIRTILAL M. MEHTA, WHO WORKED IN THE GEM
INDUSTRY FOR NEARLY 75 YEARS
INDIA'S LARGEST DIAMOND COMPANYMR. MEHTA RANKED AS INDIA'S
LARGEST DIAMOND DEALER, HIS
COMPANY SAID. HIS BUSINESS WAS
THE CUTTING, POLISHING AND
TRADING OF DIAMONDS. HE
EXPANDED HIS OPERATIONS INTO
FOREIGN DIAMOND CENTERS AND
ALSO DEALT IN COLORED GEMS.
HIS CAREER BEGAN AT AGE 12, WHEN HE DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL UPON HIS
FATHER'S DEATH TO BEGIN WORKING IN THE
BRANCH OF THE FAMILY'S GEM BUSINESS THAT WAS IN BURMA (NOW
MYANMAR). SEVEN YEARS LATER HE BECAME THE HEAD OF ITS BOMBAY,
INDIA, BRANCH.
IN 1944 HE FOUNDED HIS OWN COMPANY, NOW KNOWN AS BEAUTIFUL DIAMONDS, IN BOMBAY. IN 1953 HE OPENED HIS
GEMBEL COMPANY IN ANTWERP, FOLLOWED IN
1956 BY A GEMBEL BRANCH IN HONG KONG,
IN 1968 BY A GEMBEL CENTER IN TEL AVIV AND IN 1973 BY OCCIDENTAL GEMS IN MANHATTAN.
His first wife, Lilavati, is deceased. He is survived by his wife, Esther; four sons, Kishore of Bombay and Vijay, Prabodh and Rashmi, all of Antwerp; three daughters, Anila Kothariof Hong Kong, Rekha of India and Lisa Mehta of Antwerp and Manhattan; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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