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Kundan
The royal art of setting uncut gemstones in 24k gold foil.
Jaipur · Heritage Jewellers
Kothari Jewels
Heirlooms of the pink city — where a goldsmith's chisel still answers to lamplight, and every jewel is whispered into being.
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Four generations of goldsmiths✦Heirlooms in 27 cities✦Patronised by the houses of Mewar & Marwar✦An atelier of 64 hands✦Featured by Vogue India & Harper's Bazaar✦Custodians of the Kundan craft✦Four generations of goldsmiths✦Heirlooms in 27 cities✦Patronised by the houses of Mewar & Marwar✦An atelier of 64 hands✦Featured by Vogue India & Harper's Bazaar✦Custodians of the Kundan craft✦
Born in the Pink City
Jaipur's legacy in every jewel
Three centuries ago, when Sawai Jai Singh II drew Jaipur out of the Aravalli dust, he brought with him the craftsmen who would give the city its second name — the jewellery capital of India. Guilds of goldsmiths, setters and enamellers were given lanes of their own, and the lamps of Johari Bazaar have not gone dark since.
Kothari Jewels was born of that lineage. What began at a single bench — one forge, one karigar, a ledger written in ink — grew, generation by generation, into a house entrusted with the jewels a family wears only on the days it will remember forever.
We still set polki by hand, still foil kundan in 24k, still finish a piece only when the master says it is finished. The city taught us patience. We have simply refused to unlearn it.
1727
Sawai Jai Singh II founds Jaipur and settles its artisan guilds — goldsmiths, meenakars and setters given lanes of their own.
1890s
Johari Bazaar becomes the gem heart of India; uncut polki and kundan travel from Jaipur to every princely court.
1960s
The first Kothari bench opens — one forge, one karigar, one ledger written by hand.
Today
Four generations on, the house works from Govind Marg — the same craft, a wider world.
The setter's bench · Jaipur
The Atelier's Hand
Four crafts. One devotion.
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Each Kothari piece passes through the hands of a single karigar — a silent dialogue between intent, metal and stone.
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Meenakari
Enamelled mineral colour, fired into gold by the master meenakar.
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Polki
Raw, uncut diamonds in their original lustre — the Mughal favourite.
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Jadau
A centuries-old setting where stones are embedded into molten gold.
✦ A Closer Look ✦
Every facet, a story carved in gold.
Held to the light, a Kothari jewel turns like a slow, unhurried hymn — each facet catching the lamp, each stone answering with a patient fire lit centuries ago in the workshops of Jaipur.
Nine Chapters
The Collections of Kothari
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Each collection begins with a word — a town, an hour, a courtyard — and ends in gold.
The Collections
Six worlds of the house
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Each collection begins as a drawing on tracing paper and ends in a velvet tray — never rushed, never repeated.
Discover by Occasion
What are you dressing for?
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Tell us the day, and the house will bring out the tray that belongs to it.
✦ The Kundan Reveal ✦
Jewels that unfold like a story
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Every uncut stone, every foil of gold — set by hand, revealed slowly, the way a heritage should be.
The House
Our door on Govind Marg
A quiet, contemporary façade in Tilak Nagar — fluted stone, deep shade, and behind it the salons where the house receives its families. Come for a morning: the archive is opened, the trays are laid out, and nothing is hurried.
Trimurti Lane, B-1, Govind Marg,Tilak Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004
The Signature Reel
Heirlooms in waiting
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A glance through the atelier's quiet rooms — pieces chosen for their poise, drawn from the season's most beloved silhouettes.
The Bridal Universe
Adornment, the way she remembers it.
From the first whisper of a wedding to the morning of the milni — the Kothari bride is dressed in jewels carried across rooms, generations and ceremonies. A satin pouch becomes an heirloom; an heirloom becomes a story.
We invite you into the bridal salon — a private room where trousseaux are imagined, never sold.
Brides of Kothari
The morning that changed everything
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Real brides, real heirlooms — and the families who will inherit them.
✦ The Reel Diaries ✦
Jewels, in motion
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Whispers from the workshop and the salon — tap the speaker to hear the atelier.
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The Bridal Set
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Polki, Up Close
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Kundan in Lamplight
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The Necklace Reveal
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Hands of the Karkhana
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Emeralds & Gold
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The Jadau Story
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A Bride's Choice
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Inside the Salon
Why Kothari
Assurances, written in gold
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A heirloom should be beyond question. These are the promises that accompany every Kothari piece.
BIS Hallmarked Gold
Every gram of 22k and 18k gold carries the BIS hallmark and HUID, stamped before it leaves the bench.
Certified Diamonds & Polki
Solitaires and polki lots arrive with IGI / GIA documentation; certificates travel with the piece.
Ethically Sourced Stones
Emeralds, rubies and uncut diamonds bought through long-standing Jaipur houses we have dealt with for decades.
Handcrafted, Never Cast
Kundan, Meenakari, Polki and Jadau are worked by hand — one karigar, one piece, start to finish.
Lifetime Care & Buyback
Complimentary polishing and re-stringing for life, with a transparent, written buyback policy.
Insured Delivery
Fully insured, signature-bound dispatch across India, and private hand-delivery within Rajasthan.
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Meet the House
The custodians of Kothari
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Four generations of goldsmiths — the family who still opens the safe each morning and closes it each night.
Shri Rajendra Kothari
Chairman · Third Generation
Custodian of the house's Kundan archive, he learnt the setting of uncut stones at his father's bench in Johari Bazaar and has guided the atelier for four decades.
Aditya Kothari
Managing Director · Fourth Generation
He carries the family craft into the present — overseeing sourcing, hallmarking and the atelier's bespoke commissions for brides across twenty-seven cities.
Meera Kothari
Creative Director
She draws each season's silhouettes, translating Rajput and Mughal motifs from the family's pattern books into jewels made to be worn, not archived.
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Kothari in the Limelight
Worn under the brightest lights
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Premieres, palace weddings and the long evenings in between — the house, quietly present.
Wedding season editorial, Jaipur
In Crimson Silk
Kundan choker with meena reverse
Private soirée, Udaipur
In Ivory
Polki collar with emerald drops
Award evening, Mumbai
In Emerald
Ruby satlada and meenakari jhumkas
Palace shoot, Amer
In Blush
Jadau haar with baroque pearls
Royal wedding, Jodhpur
The Sarpech
Turban ornament in uncut diamond
Gallery opening, Delhi
In Midnight
Diamond and polki collar
Client Stories
Spoken by those who wear it
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“My mother's polki haar was re-set for my wedding by the same family who made it in 1978. Nothing about it felt new, and that was the point.”
Ananya Rathore
Bride · Udaipur, 2024
“They refused to hurry us. Three visits, two sketches and a cup of kesar chai later, we had a sarpech my father would have recognised.”
Vikram Singhania
Bespoke commission · Delhi
“The meenakari on the reverse is finer than the front. Only a house that expects to be judged by its hidden work does that.”
Ritika Mehta
Collector · Mumbai
“We came for one choker and stayed for the afternoon. The bench was open, the karigars explained everything, nothing was rushed.”
Sanya & Aditya
Trousseau · Jaipur, 2025
“Twelve weeks, three fittings, and a piece that my daughter has already claimed for her own wedding.”
Neelam Bhandari
Heirloom commission · Kolkata
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From the atelier's diary
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A quiet feed of moments — mornings in the workshop, evenings on the bride, and the small poetry between.
In the Press
Spoken of, in quiet rooms
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Vogue India
Harper's Bazaar
Brides Today
Vogue Wedding
Elle India
Verve
Architectural Digest
Tatler Asia
Vogue India
Harper's Bazaar
Brides Today
Vogue Wedding
Elle India
Verve
Architectural Digest
Tatler Asia
The Invitation
Begin your Kothari story.
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Step into the atelier for a private consultation — a quiet morning with our master craftsmen, a cup of kesar chai, and a conversation that ends in an heirloom.