T.S. Kalyanaraman

$5.41B
as of 10/04/24

About T.S. Kalyanaraman

T.S. Kalyanaraman is the managing director of Kalyan Jewellers, a gold jewelry chain with 277 outlets spread across India and the Middle East.

The business has its origins in a century-old textile store established in south India by his grandfather, who hailed from a family of Hindu priests.

Kalyanaraman worked in the family's textile trade from age 12 until 1993 when he started the jewelry chain.

Warburg Pincus invested in Kalyan Jewellers in 2014. The company got listed seven years later in 2021.

His sons Rajesh and Ramesh sit on the company's board.

Personal stats

Citizenship

India

Source of wealth

Jewelry

Residence

Thrissur, India

Marital status

Married

Birth date

05/23/47 (age 77)

Number of children

3

Self-made

self-made

T.S. Kalyanaraman’s fortune is worth

90K

troy ounces of gold

83K

median U.S. household

54K

median U.S. income

0.108%

U.S. credit card volume

0.022%

GDP of the United States

0.016%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

He contributed $3 million to Habitat For Humanity India to build 2,000 homes for low-income families.

Net worth over time

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