Kalyan Group Explained

Kalyan Group
Type:Private
Foundation:India
Location:Thrissur
Area Served:South India
Industry:Retailing
Num Employees:10,000

Kalyan Group is a holding company for the brands of Kalyan Silks, Kalyan Jewellers, Kalyan Developers, Kalyan Sarees and Kalyan Collections.[1] It is headquartered in Thrissur, Kerala, India.

History

The group was started in 1909 by T. S. Kalyanarama Iyer, a priest who turned into an entrepreneur. He started a textile mill in Thrissur city in the 1930s, which was later taken over by Government of Kerala. He came from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. Later, he started a textile shop in Thrissur city which flourished in Kalyan Silks, Kalyan Sarees and Kalyan Collections. The group got its name from its founder Kalyanarama Iyer. Later his son T. K. Seetharamaiyer also joined the business. Seetharamaiyer in 1991 partitioned the businesses to five sons. T. S. Kalyanaraman, one of the five sons started the Kalyan Jewellers in 1993.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kalyan group plans TN foray . 12 July 2010. Business Line. 12 October 2004.
  2. Web site: The success story of Kalyan Jewellers. Rediff. 2012-03-15.
  3. Web site: Kovai Kalyan . Kalyan Silks . 2010-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206134158/http://www.kalyansarees.co.in/history/history.html . 6 February 2010 .
  4. News: കല്യാണ്‍ സില്‍ക്‌സില്‍ നിന്നും ബ്രാന്റഡ്‌ വിവാഹസാരികള്‍. 12 March 2008. Oneindia Malayalam News. ml.
  5. News: Big retail brands skipping profitable markets? . 16 May 2010 . The Economic Times . Debasish . Roy . 9 December 2018.