Ankit Gems shines at 3rd Shining Light Awards Collection

The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) recently celebrated the launch of the 3rd Shining Light Awards collection, with the theme; Women of Africa, “Your Light Shines”.

The event was held at the Safari Conference centre and in addition to unveiling the Namibian collection it also featured jewellery pieces from Botswana, boasting a grand total of over 14,000 excellently cut diamonds crafted into the most exquisite jewellery pieces dedicated to the Women of Africa. The competition witnessed around 103 entries.

Ankit Gems a DTC Sightholder, sponsored one of the winning piece at the Awards. Using latest means of technology, they manufacture rough diamonds at their factories in Surat & Windhoek and achieve sales of polish diamonds worldwide through their sales offices in Mumbai, Hongkong & Australia. They specialise in 0.30 to 3.00 Cts GIA triple Excellent Round diamonds & artistically cut fancy shapes. They have also made inroads in the fields of e-commerce through their website www.ankitgems.com by catering to the B2B needs.

Katharina Rust, a woman of strength and resilience and that’s what her neckpiece symbolised, walked away as one of the winner for the Namibian Collection. She always wears her nurturing heart on her sleeve hence so many run to her for comfort. Her design sponsored by Ankit Gems, is an 18ct yellow gold neckpiece, set with 2,471 brilliant cut, diamonds with a total weight of 44.14cts.

“We are enormously enchanted to have sponsored one of the winning pieces. The main philosophy of the Shining Light Design, that of transfer of talent and understanding to Namibians, is something that Ankit Gems appreciates and we are proud and privileged to be associated with the awards,’’ said Ankit Shah, Director, Ankit Gems, a DTC Sightholder. The competition not only facilitates the transfer of jewellery design and manufacturing skills but more importantly provides much needed opportunities for Namibia’s youth to express their talents.

Like the previous Shining Light Awards competitions, the sponsors have yet again contributed immensely to the success of the current collection. “None of this would have been possible without the support of the Sightholders whose support and commitment to beneficiation activities is unwavering,” said CEO of NDTC, Shihaleni Ndjaba.