#Introduction

Laljibhai Patel

Laljibhai T Patel Indian Diamantaire and Social Activist | L T Patel

A simple man with great determination and commitment, Laljibhai Tulsibhai Patel of the Dharmanandan Diamonds Group, not only has escalated position of India in the global diamond industry by contributing about 5% in Indian Diamond Export worth USD20 Billion but also took the task of addressing various issues of female foeticide, water conservation, education, health, and social illiteracy in to his own hands for the betterment of the nation.

Social Initiatives

Following are the glimpse of the social initiatives Laljibhai took for the upliftment of the human being and the society.

# Save the Girl Child Mega Campaign

# Surat to Somnath Car Yatra For Save the Girl Child Awareness

# Sukanya Bond Distribution

# River Linking & Water Conservation

# Safe City Surat Project

# Inter-caste Marriage under Roti-Beti Relationship

# Collective Weddings of 151 Daughters

# Contribution to Government Missions

# Collective Acts for Wealthy Health

# Educational Enlightenment

# Hostel In Tribal Area

# Surat Diamond Bourse

Social Rank

1 Founder & Chairman of Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt. Ltd. India.

2 President of Samast Patidar Samaj Trust, Surat, Gujarat.

3 Chairman of Construction Committee - Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB).

4 President of Katargam Police Welfare Trust - Surat.

5 President of Traffic Education Trust.

6 Vice President of Samast Patidar Arogya Trust (Kiran Hospital - Surat).

7 President of Dharmanandan Charitable Trust – Surat.

8 President of Shantaben T. Anghan Charitable Trust.

9 President of R. V. Gosaliya VidyaMandir – Ugamedi.

10 Trustee in Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust.

11 Trustee in Swaminarayan Gurukul – Rajkot.

12 Trustee in Swaminarayan Gurukul – Hyderabad.

13 Treasurer of Gujarat Hira Bourse.

#About

Career

He is Indian diamantaire and philanthropist, who is the chairman of Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt. Ltd and one of the barons of the Indian diamond Industry. He has been guiding Dharmanandan Diamonds for over three & a half decades now & has grown the very company to emerge as one of the largest and globally renowned diamond manufacturers. In 2015, he was awarded with lifetime achievement award for his contribution & success in the industry of luxury goods

After moving to the city of Surat from his hometown, Ugamedi Laljibhai Patel initially began his career as a trader in diamonds & soon gathered thorough knowledge of industry. Later, in 1985, along with Tulsibhai Goti, his childhood friend, Laljibhai founded a small diamond manufacturing unit named Shreeji Gems. The company grew & in 1993, it was registered as a partnership firm and renamed to Dharmanandan Diamonds. Under Laljibhai’s leadership, the business continued to grow and later after 14 years, on August 31, 2007, it was formally incorporated as Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt. Ltd. The company is DeeBeers sightholder and manufacture polished diamonds in all shapes & sizes.

#About

Personal Life

Laljibhai was born at Ugamedi, a village in Bhavnagar district & in the state of Gujarat, India, to a farmer family. He moved to Rajkot to complete his secondary school. He studied at Gurukul, Rajkot where he befriended with his current business associate, Tulsibhai Goti. Laljibhai married to Nirmala ben and the couple has two sons, Hitesh Patel & Piyush Patel, both of whom are now looking after Dharmanandan Diamonds.