Amrapali Jewels is a

jewellery Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, ring (jewellery), rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the ...

house founded in 1978 by Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera in

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

. Amrapali designs, produces and distributes tribal, fine and uncut gemstone jewellery. The brand has stores in

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and

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. The brand also operates a museum of

Indian jewellery Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a ...

in Jaipur.

Historical background

The inspiration to start Amrapali Jewellery was the fascination that Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera held for ancient India, as it was the focus of their graduate studies.

Indian jewellery museum

The brand operates an

Amrapali Museum Amrapali Museum is a museum located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, which is dedicated to Indian jewellery and decorative objects. It was inaugurated on 20 January 2018. The museum is an enterprise of the founders of Amrapali Jewels, Rajiv Arora and Rajesh ...

of Jewellery, spread over a space and showcasing traditional Indian Jewellery in the city of Jaipur. The collection took 50 years to be gathered.

Income Tax Department raid

On 13 July 2020, the I.T. Department raided Amrapali Jewels and its owner Rajiv Arora, who is a close aide of

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CM,

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and Vice President of the

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) is the Pradesh Congress Committee (state wing) of the Indian National Congress (INC) serving in the state of Rajasthan.

for tax evasion at various locations, including

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and

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. There was also a case in 2015 registered against Amrapali Jewels regarding bogus purchases of precious and semi-precious stones.

References

{{reflist Jewellery companies of India Companies based in Rajasthan Indian jewellers Jewellery retailers of India Indian brands Indian companies established in 1978 1978 establishments in Rajasthan