The earliest references to diamonds can be traced to India, which remained the most significant source of diamonds till at least 1725, when they were discovered in Brazil. Some of the biggest and most famous diamonds in the world were mined in Golconda, in present-day Telengana. 92% of the world's diamond pieces are currently...

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India is the largest repository in the world of privately-held gold. Even the poorest Indian woman possesses a gram or two of gold in the form of jewellery. This is so because Indians regard gold and silver as auspicious and no festival or ceremony is complete without at least a small piece of precious metal. Traditional dance forms in...

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