Rewards & Recognition

A pure-gold Shirt designed and made by Tejpal Ranka entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the first most expensive shirt worth 1.27 crores in February 2013. 18 skilled artisans from West Bengal pieced together 14,000 gold spangles and interweaved 1 lakh rings on a specially imported white velvet cloth along with 6 Swarovski crystals as buttons. The total weight of this 42-size shirt was 3.5 kg, including a belt weighing 325 gm. The design challenge was to make it as comfortable as any other piece of functional clothing. Thus, the golden wonder was created.

Ranka Jewellers pioneered a Gold Paithani Sari. 8 Artisans used 1800 pc dye to make this sari that weighs about 1140 grams. It took 15 days to craft this elegant sari that embodies around 1.5 kgs of gold and costs 50 lakhs INR. Designed by Anil Ranka, this masterpiece was launched by Vidya Balan.

Ranka Jewellers are also the proud pioneers of a fully functional Silver Bike. The first ever initiative in Pune city, to use 67 kgs of silver with a purity of 92.5% to make a Royal Enfield Bullet. A workforce of 75, breathed this bike to life in about 4 months. The bike is worth 55.5 lakhs.

During Covid-19, Ranka Jewellers presented a gift of innovation and craftsmanship to the nation by creating the most unique N-95 gold mask. Made with 22 carat gold, the necklace used on the mask weighs about 124.5 grams. The artwork is such that one can use it as a mask as well as a necklace.