India has an association with jewelry that goes back five thousand years. Since the times of the Indus Valley Civilization, jewelry has been an integral part of Indian culture. The fact that India was, for a long time, rich in precious metals and stones has only helped to intensify this association. After all, India was the first place where diamonds were mined. Indians adorn every part of their body with some type of jewelry or the other and this is not limited to just women. Even Indian men like their gold jewelry – bracelets, rings, chains and so forth.
