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Usha R. Balakrishnan

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Usha Balakrishnan is a leading historian of Indian jewellery and an independent scholar of Indian art and culture. She is Chief Curator of the World Diamond Museum and holds a PhD in Ancient Indian Culture, with a post-doctoral degree from New York University.

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If Jewels Could Talk

An excerpt from the epilogue of ‘Dance of the Peacock: Jewellery Traditions of India’ by Usha.R.Balakrishnan, a seminal work on the history, aesthetics and significance of Indian jewellery

Jan 20, 2026