| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retailing |
| Founded | India |
| Headquarters | Thrissur |
| Area served | South India |
| Key people | T.S Kalyanaraman (Kalyan Jewellers), P.S. Pattabhiraman (Kalyan Silks), Chairman and Managing Director |
| Products | Kalyan Silks, Kalyan Sarees, Kalyan Jewellers and Kalyan Collections |
| Employees | 4,000 |
Kalyan Group is a holding company for the brands of Kalyan Silks, Kalyan Sarees, Kalyan Jewellers and Kalyan Collections.[1] It is headquartered in Thrissur city of Kerala state of India. The Kalyan Silks have four showrooms in Thrissur, and one each in Cochin, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Calicut and Kannur. [2] [3] Kalyan Jewellers have outlets in Calicut, Thrissur, Palakkad, Perinthalmanna, Thiruvananthapuram [4] and Kalyan Sarees have showrooms in Thrissur, Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur.[5][6] Kalyan Jewellery was the first in the country to introduce rate tag in retail jewellery business.[7]
It is a branch of PRANAVAM.The group was started in 1909 by T. S. Kalyanramaiyer, an entrepreuner who set up a small textile shop in Thrissur city. In 1992, Kalyan started the first jewellery showroom under the name of Kalyan Jewellers. In the same year Kalyan Sarees was established at Thrissur.[8][9][10]
According to news reports, Kalyan Jewellery would open 101 cutomer service centres called 'My Kalyan' on August 9 across Kerala.[11]