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G. Rajendran
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Jewellery
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- Chennai
- Marital Status
- Married
Biography
G. Rajendran chairs privately held GRT Jewellers, which he founded in 1964 as GR Thangamaaligai.
The jewelry chain sells diamond, gold, platinum and silver jewelry mostly in south India.
His sons G.R. Ananthapadmanabhan and G.R. Radhakrishnan are managing directors at GRT Jewellers.
He also chairs the GRT Institute of Engineering and Technology located outside Chennai.
His group's hospitality arm has hotels and resorts across 14 cities in south India.
Its hotel arm is building a resort in Maldives
About
Rajendran hails from a family of jewelers from Kumbakkonam in Tamil Nadu.
Thangamaaligai means gold castle in the Tamil language.