Milan Chokshi (Parent Pardee’27)

Milan Chokshi is a fourth-generation gemologist and design enthusiast, and the founder of high-end jewelery brand “Moksh” and is also at the helm of affairs at Tanvirkumar & Co., his family’s 76-year-old business. A graduate from Mumbai University, Milan honed his professional skills at the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, California in 1998 before joining his family business.

Moksh is renowned for its classic yet contemporary diamond jewelery lines that are impeccably crafted and designed.

Moksh began its journey in 2004 in India, and is currently available at stores in select locations in the US, Australia, Hong Kong and India.

The parent company Tanvirkumar has customers all over the world including but not limited to Thailand, UAE, USA, UK, HK, Turkey, Kuwait, Australia. The profile of the customers ranges from the worlds best jewellery factories to prestigious brands and retailers all over the world.

A hobbyist photographer and a cultural aesthete, Milan is a staunch believer in the quest to know oneself through one’s chosen medium as an artist — and these qualities are reflected through his brand Moksh, as well.

Milan took up the Owner President Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 2012. He is the director of Bullion Operations at Diamond India Limited, India’s leading nominated agency for gold, and is also currently the convener — marketing and promotions, at the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India.

The cause of education is close to his heart, and he is a managing committee member at Each One Teach One, a 30-year-old NGO supporting the holistic needs of over 10,000 students from underprivileged backgrounds.