Bought a Gemstone on Faith? Ravi Kapoor of Tushar Gems Explains What Every Family Should Know Before Buying a Ratna
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 16: It usually starts at home. A son is preparing for an important exam. A business has had a difficult year. A daughter’s marriage talks keep getting delayed. Someone in the family visits an astrologer, and the advice is simple: wear a Neelam, a Pukhraj, or a Panna.The hard part begins after that.In the market, the same “Yellow Sapphire” is offered for a few hundred rupees in one shop and for lakhs in another. One seller says the stone is “fully natural”. Another says ratti matters more than carat. A third quotes a rate that seems to change with every question. The family walks out with a stone, a small paper slip, and a quiet doubt that never fully goes away: Is this real? Did we pay the right price?Ravi Kapoor, who founded Tush...