Mr. Lalit Zaveri's journey with gemstones began at a young age, assisting Mr. Haribhai after school with jewellery repair and polishing—learning the discipline of craftsmanship through practice rather than theory. Before opening his own store, he worked briefly across jewellery establishments, gaining practical exposure while nurturing a long-held aspiration of building something independent.
In the years that followed, he travelled extensively through villages across Chhattisgarh, personally offering gemstones, building relationships, and deepening his understanding of stones through direct experience. Long before a formal store existed, he became the brand—earning trust through knowledge, consistency, and integrity.
When he opened his first store, the inventory was modest, but his approach was exacting. Known for his exceptional curiosity and focus, Mr. Zaveri spent hours under a loupe studying inclusions and internal characteristics, often grading gemstones for five to six hours at a time. Even today, he can identify and recount distinctive traits of each gemstone in the inventory—an ability shaped well before formal certifications became standard.
Built entirely on trust and personal credibility, his values laid the foundation of Haribhai Gems, demonstrating how one individual, guided by knowledge and integrity, can stand as an institution long before scale or infrastructure.
The backbone of Haribhai Gems, Mrs. Jayshree Zaveri brings lineage, knowledge, and quiet leadership to the House. Raised in Pune, Maharashtra, she grew up immersed in jewellery-making, assisting her father—an accomplished bench jeweller—from an early age. As the eldest of four siblings, craftsmanship and responsibility shaped her formative years.
After marriage, her first pursuit was formal gemological education. She completed her graduate gemology, becoming the first female gemologist of Chhattisgarh, and reinforcing the brand's belief that true authority comes from knowledge and experience.
With a shared devotion to gemstones, Mrs. Zaveri and Mr. Lalit Zaveri opened their first store in Raipur. While Mr. Zaveri focused on authentication systems and quality control, Mrs. Zaveri led day-to-day operations and client engagement. She became the face of the brand—cultivating not just customer relationships, but deep, generational bonds built on trust so enduring that many families have remained with Haribhai Gems for three generations.
Representing the fourth generation of the Haribhai legacy, Ms. Samruddhi Zaveri brings a contemporary vision shaped by formal education, industry experience, and inherited wisdom. She completed her Graduate Gemology from the International Gemological Institute (IGI), the esteemed Belgium-based institution, grounding her creative instincts in technical excellence.
Beyond academia, Ms. Zaveri gained valuable exposure working with leading industry players such as Reliance Jewels, where she developed a nuanced understanding of modern consumer expectations and the standards required to create high-quality fine jewellery at scale. This experience sharpened her ability to balance design, craftsmanship, and commercial clarity.
Driven and growth-oriented, Ms. Zaveri led the House into a defining new chapter. Under her guidance, Haribhai Gems—long respected for rare loose gemstones—took its first decisive steps into fine luxury jewellery. This evolution found expression in Jassu Jewels, a sister maison named in honour of Mrs. Jassu, wife of the founder and Ms. Zaveri's grandmother. Managed by Ms. Zaveri, Jassu Jewels represents the jewellery wing of the legacy gem house.
Her design philosophy reflects new-age ambition anchored in old-world values. Moving beyond traditional gold-and-diamond conventions, her creations place coloured gemstones—sapphires, emeralds, rubies, and lesser-celebrated stones such as turquoise, lapis lazuli, and coral—at the centre of design. By allowing colour and character to lead, she has shaped Jassu Jewels into a distinctive and forward-looking brand.
This union of vision, knowledge, and inherited faith in gemstones continues to define a promising future for the House.
A sharp gemologist driving global expansion, taking the brand into international markets with high-value gemstones.
