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Bhima Jewellers was founded in the year 1925 in Alleppey, Kerala, a town well known for its picturesque backwaters. The founder, Shri. K.Bhima Bhattar seeing the growth of the prosperous town, felt the need for a trusted jeweller in the area. He opened shop in the prominent Mullakkal area and soon started attracting customers from all over the state.Today the name Bhima is associated with trust combined with quality and purity. Gradually, Bhima group spread across the state of Kerala before venturing outside to Chennai and Bangalore. The group has since opened its outlets in Europe, the US and West Asia.Assisted by his sons, the name and fame of Bhima spread all over the region necessitating the opening the Bhima retail outlets at :* Cochin in the year 1978 and 1996* Thiruvananthapuram in 1991* Bangalore, opened in October 1999* Kollam in July 2000* Calicut in August 2001* Kottayam in July 2002Today the name Bhima is associated with trust combined with quality and purity. Gradually, assisted by his 5 sons, the name 'Bhima' spread all over the region necessitating the opening of a second shop in Cochin in the year 1978.The third shop was opened in Trivandrum in 1991 and the fourth again in Cochin in 1996. Spanning three generations, Bhima has given new meaning to the word 'Pure Gold'. The attention given to quality and finesse in designs has carved a niche for Bhima making it a household name in Kerala.The third shop was opened in Trivandrum in 1991 and in 1996 Cochin showroom was shifted a new showroom with an area of 7500 Sq ft spanned over 5 floors. Fourths howromm was opened at Bangalore, Karnatiaka in 1999. The fifith Shown opened at Kollam in 2000, sixth at Kozikode in 2001, seventh at Kottayam in 2002. Very soon Bhima is going to add another jewel in their crown, the new showroom coming up at Nagercoil, Tamil nadu. A 4000 Sq ft Showroom with all ultra modern facilities and a stste of the art jewellery collection. This would be the entrance of Bhima to the state of Tamil Nadu.Spanning three generations, Bhima has given new meaning to the word 'Pure Gold'. The attention given to quality and finesse in designs has carved a niche for Bhima making it a household name in Kerala.All this activity in the jewellery market led us to start exporting jewellery to the various parts of the world. Currently jewellery is being exported to the USA, Europe and the Middle East. With close monitoring of the changing trends in the jewellery market, Bhima has produced a wide variety of modern and trendy designs, which are sourced from around the country.The Cochin showroom is located at the heart of Cochin's business district in M.G.Road. This is considered to be one of the largest in India and it houses one of the largest collections of Bridal jewellery, Antique jewellery, Diamond jewellery, Gents jewellery, Children's jewellery, Traditional Kerala jewellery and Gemstone jewellery among many other unique collections.

Books,books,indian books,novels,all books,book shop,online book shopIn the wake of the Silent Valley agitation, new insights regarding environment, agriculture, feminism and minority-politics were in the air. ALTER MEDIA came into being in 1987 from the desire to share and participate in the knowledge raised by such issues.Attention was then focused on the publishing and distribution of books related to alternate approaches which helped transform the sensibilities of the discerning reader (a section of the reading public) and in consequence, alluring the mainstream publishers.Alter media could respond to crucial events and discussions in this field, at home and in other states, became a responsible presence and emerged as a prominent network.Because of uncompromising criticism and support from kindred minds, Alter media never had to promote irreconcilable material for commercial advantage.In consequence, it became inevitable to transcend the stages of mere distribution and propagation of such ideas. Praxis follows and now we concentrate on producing, sharing/distributing eco-products, enhancing these at the rural level and finding a creative response and thus reaching the potential user.Altermedia was conceptualised by swaminathan , in order to make available rare collection of books on nature and allied subjects to both the environmentalists and laymen alike. Born into a non-luxurious family, he was naturally inclined to serve mankind and all through his life. He actively campaigned against many destructive proposals that threatened to wipe out our ecological treasure .He formed an eco-group "Sahyadri" and dedicated his life to serve nature. His bold stand on many issues received ample attention from some of the leading social workers in Kerala. Unfortunately we lost him at a very young age. He died at the age of 26 owing to a fatal heart attack and an aggravated asthma that has been troubling him since childhood.