The stature of the 175-year-old PNG brand stands tall on the firm foundation of trust, built over the years by Dajikaka. His vision led PNG Jewelers to Pune half a century ago and the rest is history. Today PNG shares a beautiful bond of love and trust with the Puneites. Dajikaka has been on the forefront throughout this progress.Acknowledged for his relentless efforts and dedication since the last 75 years to his ancestral business, he tells SunayanaVaidya about his offerings and establishments in the society and the development of his family business.%% Since 1935 ShriDajikaka has been zealously looking into the firm establishment and expansion of his family business. Born in Sangli on the September 11, 1915, he has taken over the business that was initiated by his great grandfather Shri Ganesh Narayan Gadgil in the year 1832.Even now, at the ripe age of 97 he ensures a daily visit to at least one of the PNG branches, as a routine. The relevance of his presence is such that people often mistake P N Gadgil to be his own name. %% “We set up a shop in Pune in 1958, on Laxmi Road. The shop prospered considerably. In a short time, we became renowned for special Maharashtrian Jewellery. Our real strength was in the purity of gold. Customers were confident that the gold that they purchased from the Gadgil outlet would be 100 per cent pure,” shares Dajikaka.%% On February 9, 1958, ShriDajikaka initiated a shop on Laxmi road in the name of ‘M/s. P. N. Gadgil&Company’, which marked the auspicious beginning of the business, locally. By making an overall growth of 10 to 15 per cent each year, today, P N Gadgil has established seven branches in Pune,one in Thane, one in Nashik and one in Sunnyvale,California in the United States of America. The annual turnover from all these branches is about 2000 croreswhere approximately 600 workers and about 500 workmen have gained employment opportunities. All this has been possible with the trust and the family of lakhs of creditable customers. Dajikaka has always been socially strong and has established various organisations. These include the ‘Shatayu Club’ (Association of elderly, of over 80 years of age) to help elderlies live an active life with respect, the firm establishment of the ‘Ambejogai Bhakt Niwas’ (lodging facility for the devotees), the ‘Vasantotsav’ for music lovers as a tribute to PanditVasantraoDeshpande, and ‘Global Mind Sports Foundation’in the memory of his father Late Shri Ganesh Gadgil to encourage young chess players.%% Dajikaka is a textbook example of benevolence and benignity. In 1993, he walked more than 10 hours everyday to collect funds as aid for those left homeless and devastated during the Latur earthquake. He successfully shouldered the task in providing free breakfast and lunch to the students of ‘Pune Ved Pathshala’, helped in getting sufficient monetary assistance to the senior members of FESCOM and initiated many Felicitations of the legendary Bharat Ratna Awardee Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. In addition to that, he is an active sponsor of America’s Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (a NRI Association). %%

Shri Dajikaka Gadgil has generously donated for an old age home by Vinod Shah Foundation, Help Age India, SOS, CRY and many such big and small institutions who work towards rehabilitation and for other social causes. Through his deeds, we have been in true belief of the man’s love and dedication towards serving his society. %% Shri Dajikaka has earned a lot of love and fond respect for all his audiences, which included people who have been following his growth, success and grants he has provided to the society. In the past, Shri Dajikaka has been awarded with: the ‘Khaas Nagri Satkar’ (Felicitation) by the Pune Municipal Corporation and has been felicitated by the ‘Devdeveshwar Sansthan’ Alandi in 2005. He was awarded the ‘Sangli Bhushan’ in 2007 and the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Bombay Bullion Association in 2008. In 2009, he was rewarded the ‘Punya Vaibhav’ and ‘Laxmi Vasudev’ Award by the Aditya Prathisthan, Ashadeep Award by the Asha Foundation and the the Adarsh Vyapari Uttam (‘Ideal Merchant’) award by Poona Merchant Chamber. To add on, he was given the Brahman Vyavasayik Award, ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’by the Suryadatta Institute, The Rotary ‘Excellence’ Award, ‘Senior Social Worker’ Award from the Senior Citizens Association, The Kalnirnay Award, Felicitation by the ‘Kothrud Sanskrutik Mandal’, the FESSCOM trophy, Punya Ratna Award 2012, Anmol Ratna Award, by Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation of India 2013, Pune’s Pride Award by Residency Club, Pune and the list goes on and on...!%% He was elected as the President of the ‘Pune Saraf Association’ in the year 1987. During his tenure, the number of members increased from 125 to a remarkable 400. Once together, he truly exhibited and shared his belief of coming together and marching in collective progress that could benefit each member.%% He then initiated an association in the name of ‘Suvarnapatra’ that helped create awareness amongst the jewellers about the rules and regulations, changes and benefits that the employers and jewellers could take profits of. This indeed was the biggest platform for a change and growth owing to which every member of the jeweller association is said to consider Shri Dajikaka as a father figure and his family regarded as one of the first business families of Maharashtra.%% Shri Dajikaka was seen bringing about a positive change by employing almost 40 per cent women in his showrooms. He was also the one to introduce employee profit schemes in the retail section of Pune. He also held timely seminars and camps for employees to assess and understand the jewellery business and delivering quality service to customers.%%

ShriDajikaka has strived hard in maintaining quality service to each of their customers and alongside retaining each of their employees who now form a part of the company as one big family. As marked, not only has ShriDajikaka been an inspiration to young entrepreneurs but also proved himself as a humanitarian of our times incomparable to the rest. In the year 2000, under the guidance of ShriDajikaka, the Gadgil family established the brand ‘PNG’ that changed the face and look of the family business into an update corporate one. In the year 2001 he initiated the ‘Gadgil Capital Services’ and in 2007 the ‘Gadgil Commodity Services’ which marked the group’s entry into the finance and capital gains. Thus, they began providing adequate information and help in investment of the shares and commodity of their clients and customers into profitable ideas. By analysing the boom into the hospitality business, in 2007, the group took its first step of launching ‘Post 91’ a world cuisine restaurant, in the ever bustling and youth centric area of Koregaon Park, Pune.%% In 2008, the group launched a branch under the brand name ‘PNG Jewellers Inc.’ in Sunnyvale California, USA for its Indian customers. The Seamless Education Academy was then initiated in 2008 that introduced youngsters to gaming, animation, broadcast media, sound engineering and radio jockeying knowledge and training of which was unheard of in Pune. In 2008, the ‘DajikakaGadgil Developers Pvt. Ltd.’ was formed marking the beginning of their journey into the real estate and construction business. With fond respect and love by his followers and trainees, ShriDajikaka still continues to guide his employees, family and youngsters as a whole. “I would repeat an old adage: ‘Cut your coat according to the cloth.’ Money comes and goes,one has to keep one’s feet firmly on the ground. Ill earned wealth never benefits anyone,”advisesDajikaka.%% His work, lifestyle and achievements have not far left behind the Marathi laureates in their keen interest in understanding more about this persona. Famous Marathi author, MangalaGodbole has beautifully expressed the personality and life of Dajikaka in her book ‘Suvarna Mudra’ which was published by ‘UtkarshPubliications’ and further launched in 2008 at the hands of actress Madhuri Dixit Nene. After receiving an overwhelming response, its second edition was published in 2010.It was further translated into English and named ‘Think Pure’, and showcased in Global Books Festival in Germany by Pune’s AmeyaPrakashan and gathered the international applaud.%% There hasn’t been any other fitting example of a man who believed and changed the fate of not only his family but all those he was associated with. People have followed, respected, loved and encouraged the deeds of this man who has created a whole new platform for the youngsters to learn and grow. The progress of the state as a whole or the changes and benefits experienced is the sole reason why the Maharashtrians have vouched for ShriDajikaka. Respect rendered to ShriDajikaka is considered as a collective respect for the citizens of the state.%% “I had my wife’s companionship till I was ninety. I got plenty of love and affection from all my children and their spouses. I saw my grandchildren grow up and settle down in comfortable lives. All of these things have given me a deep satisfaction, perhaps even more than my success in business,” concludes the family man and the business czar.%%

The stature of the 175-year-old PNG brand stands tall on the firm foundation of trust, built over the years by Dajikaka. His vision led PNG Jewelers to Pune half a century ago and the rest is history. Today PNG shares a beautiful bond of love and trust with the Puneites. Dajikaka has been on the forefront throughout this progress.Acknowledged for his relentless efforts and dedication since the last 75 years to his ancestral business, he tells SunayanaVaidya about his offerings and establishments in the society and the development of his family business.%% Since 1935 ShriDajikaka has been zealously looking into the firm establishment and expansion of his family business. Born in Sangli on the September 11, 1915, he has taken over the business that was initiated by his great grandfather Shri Ganesh Narayan Gadgil in the year 1832.Even now, at the ripe age of 97 he ensures a daily visit to at least one of the PNG branches, as a routine. The relevance of his presence is such that people often mistake P N Gadgil to be his own name. %% “We set up a shop in Pune in 1958, on Laxmi Road. The shop prospered considerably. In a short time, we became renowned for special Maharashtrian Jewellery. Our real strength was in the purity of gold. Customers were confident that the gold that they purchased from the Gadgil outlet would be 100 per cent pure,” shares Dajikaka.%% On February 9, 1958, ShriDajikaka initiated a shop on Laxmi road in the name of ‘M/s. P. N. Gadgil&Company’, which marked the auspicious beginning of the business, locally. By making an overall growth of 10 to 15 per cent each year, today, P N Gadgil has established seven branches in Pune,one in Thane, one in Nashik and one in Sunnyvale,California in the United States of America. The annual turnover from all these branches is about 2000 croreswhere approximately 600 workers and about 500 workmen have gained employment opportunities. All this has been possible with the trust and the family of lakhs of creditable customers. Dajikaka has always been socially strong and has established various organisations. These include the ‘Shatayu Club’ (Association of elderly, of over 80 years of age) to help elderlies live an active life with respect, the firm establishment of the ‘Ambejogai Bhakt Niwas’ (lodging facility for the devotees), the ‘Vasantotsav’ for music lovers as a tribute to PanditVasantraoDeshpande, and ‘Global Mind Sports Foundation’in the memory of his father Late Shri Ganesh Gadgil to encourage young chess players.%% Dajikaka is a textbook example of benevolence and benignity. In 1993, he walked more than 10 hours everyday to collect funds as aid for those left homeless and devastated during the Latur earthquake. He successfully shouldered the task in providing free breakfast and lunch to the students of ‘Pune Ved Pathshala’, helped in getting sufficient monetary assistance to the senior members of FESCOM and initiated many Felicitations of the legendary Bharat Ratna Awardee Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. In addition to that, he is an active sponsor of America’s Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (a NRI Association). %%

Shri Dajikaka Gadgil has generously donated for an old age home by Vinod Shah Foundation, Help Age India, SOS, CRY and many such big and small institutions who work towards rehabilitation and for other social causes. Through his deeds, we have been in true belief of the man’s love and dedication towards serving his society. %% Shri Dajikaka has earned a lot of love and fond respect for all his audiences, which included people who have been following his growth, success and grants he has provided to the society. In the past, Shri Dajikaka has been awarded with: the ‘Khaas Nagri Satkar’ (Felicitation) by the Pune Municipal Corporation and has been felicitated by the ‘Devdeveshwar Sansthan’ Alandi in 2005. He was awarded the ‘Sangli Bhushan’ in 2007 and the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Bombay Bullion Association in 2008. In 2009, he was rewarded the ‘Punya Vaibhav’ and ‘Laxmi Vasudev’ Award by the Aditya Prathisthan, Ashadeep Award by the Asha Foundation and the the Adarsh Vyapari Uttam (‘Ideal Merchant’) award by Poona Merchant Chamber. To add on, he was given the Brahman Vyavasayik Award, ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’by the Suryadatta Institute, The Rotary ‘Excellence’ Award, ‘Senior Social Worker’ Award from the Senior Citizens Association, The Kalnirnay Award, Felicitation by the ‘Kothrud Sanskrutik Mandal’, the FESSCOM trophy, Punya Ratna Award 2012, Anmol Ratna Award, by Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation of India 2013, Pune’s Pride Award by Residency Club, Pune and the list goes on and on...!%% He was elected as the President of the ‘Pune Saraf Association’ in the year 1987. During his tenure, the number of members increased from 125 to a remarkable 400. Once together, he truly exhibited and shared his belief of coming together and marching in collective progress that could benefit each member.%% He then initiated an association in the name of ‘Suvarnapatra’ that helped create awareness amongst the jewellers about the rules and regulations, changes and benefits that the employers and jewellers could take profits of. This indeed was the biggest platform for a change and growth owing to which every member of the jeweller association is said to consider Shri Dajikaka as a father figure and his family regarded as one of the first business families of Maharashtra.%% Shri Dajikaka was seen bringing about a positive change by employing almost 40 per cent women in his showrooms. He was also the one to introduce employee profit schemes in the retail section of Pune. He also held timely seminars and camps for employees to assess and understand the jewellery business and delivering quality service to customers.%%

ShriDajikaka has strived hard in maintaining quality service to each of their customers and alongside retaining each of their employees who now form a part of the company as one big family. As marked, not only has ShriDajikaka been an inspiration to young entrepreneurs but also proved himself as a humanitarian of our times incomparable to the rest. In the year 2000, under the guidance of ShriDajikaka, the Gadgil family established the brand ‘PNG’ that changed the face and look of the family business into an update corporate one. In the year 2001 he initiated the ‘Gadgil Capital Services’ and in 2007 the ‘Gadgil Commodity Services’ which marked the group’s entry into the finance and capital gains. Thus, they began providing adequate information and help in investment of the shares and commodity of their clients and customers into profitable ideas. By analysing the boom into the hospitality business, in 2007, the group took its first step of launching ‘Post 91’ a world cuisine restaurant, in the ever bustling and youth centric area of Koregaon Park, Pune.%% In 2008, the group launched a branch under the brand name ‘PNG Jewellers Inc.’ in Sunnyvale California, USA for its Indian customers. The Seamless Education Academy was then initiated in 2008 that introduced youngsters to gaming, animation, broadcast media, sound engineering and radio jockeying knowledge and training of which was unheard of in Pune. In 2008, the ‘DajikakaGadgil Developers Pvt. Ltd.’ was formed marking the beginning of their journey into the real estate and construction business. With fond respect and love by his followers and trainees, ShriDajikaka still continues to guide his employees, family and youngsters as a whole. “I would repeat an old adage: ‘Cut your coat according to the cloth.’ Money comes and goes,one has to keep one’s feet firmly on the ground. Ill earned wealth never benefits anyone,”advisesDajikaka.%% His work, lifestyle and achievements have not far left behind the Marathi laureates in their keen interest in understanding more about this persona. Famous Marathi author, MangalaGodbole has beautifully expressed the personality and life of Dajikaka in her book ‘Suvarna Mudra’ which was published by ‘UtkarshPubliications’ and further launched in 2008 at the hands of actress Madhuri Dixit Nene. After receiving an overwhelming response, its second edition was published in 2010.It was further translated into English and named ‘Think Pure’, and showcased in Global Books Festival in Germany by Pune’s AmeyaPrakashan and gathered the international applaud.%% There hasn’t been any other fitting example of a man who believed and changed the fate of not only his family but all those he was associated with. People have followed, respected, loved and encouraged the deeds of this man who has created a whole new platform for the youngsters to learn and grow. The progress of the state as a whole or the changes and benefits experienced is the sole reason why the Maharashtrians have vouched for ShriDajikaka. Respect rendered to ShriDajikaka is considered as a collective respect for the citizens of the state.%% “I had my wife’s companionship till I was ninety. I got plenty of love and affection from all my children and their spouses. I saw my grandchildren grow up and settle down in comfortable lives. All of these things have given me a deep satisfaction, perhaps even more than my success in business,” concludes the family man and the business czar.%%

The stature of the 175-year-old PNG brand stands tall on the firm foundation of trust, built over the years by Dajikaka. His vision led PNG Jewelers to Pune half a century ago and the rest is history. Today PNG shares a beautiful bond of love and trust with the Puneites. Dajikaka has been on the forefront throughout this progress.Acknowledged for his relentless efforts and dedication since the last 75 years to his ancestral business, he tells SunayanaVaidya about his offerings and establishments in the society and the development of his family business.%% Since 1935 ShriDajikaka has been zealously looking into the firm establishment and expansion of his family business. Born in Sangli on the September 11, 1915, he has taken over the business that was initiated by his great grandfather Shri Ganesh Narayan Gadgil in the year 1832.Even now, at the ripe age of 97 he ensures a daily visit to at least one of the PNG branches, as a routine. The relevance of his presence is such that people often mistake P N Gadgil to be his own name. %% “We set up a shop in Pune in 1958, on Laxmi Road. The shop prospered considerably. In a short time, we became renowned for special Maharashtrian Jewellery. Our real strength was in the purity of gold. Customers were confident that the gold that they purchased from the Gadgil outlet would be 100 per cent pure,” shares Dajikaka.%% On February 9, 1958, ShriDajikaka initiated a shop on Laxmi road in the name of ‘M/s. P. N. Gadgil&Company’, which marked the auspicious beginning of the business, locally. By making an overall growth of 10 to 15 per cent each year, today, P N Gadgil has established seven branches in Pune,one in Thane, one in Nashik and one in Sunnyvale,California in the United States of America. The annual turnover from all these branches is about 2000 croreswhere approximately 600 workers and about 500 workmen have gained employment opportunities. All this has been possible with the trust and the family of lakhs of creditable customers. Dajikaka has always been socially strong and has established various organisations. These include the ‘Shatayu Club’ (Association of elderly, of over 80 years of age) to help elderlies live an active life with respect, the firm establishment of the ‘Ambejogai Bhakt Niwas’ (lodging facility for the devotees), the ‘Vasantotsav’ for music lovers as a tribute to PanditVasantraoDeshpande, and ‘Global Mind Sports Foundation’in the memory of his father Late Shri Ganesh Gadgil to encourage young chess players.%% Dajikaka is a textbook example of benevolence and benignity. In 1993, he walked more than 10 hours everyday to collect funds as aid for those left homeless and devastated during the Latur earthquake. He successfully shouldered the task in providing free breakfast and lunch to the students of ‘Pune Ved Pathshala’, helped in getting sufficient monetary assistance to the senior members of FESCOM and initiated many Felicitations of the legendary Bharat Ratna Awardee Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. In addition to that, he is an active sponsor of America’s Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (a NRI Association). %%

Shri Dajikaka Gadgil has generously donated for an old age home by Vinod Shah Foundation, Help Age India, SOS, CRY and many such big and small institutions who work towards rehabilitation and for other social causes. Through his deeds, we have been in true belief of the man’s love and dedication towards serving his society. %% Shri Dajikaka has earned a lot of love and fond respect for all his audiences, which included people who have been following his growth, success and grants he has provided to the society. In the past, Shri Dajikaka has been awarded with: the ‘Khaas Nagri Satkar’ (Felicitation) by the Pune Municipal Corporation and has been felicitated by the ‘Devdeveshwar Sansthan’ Alandi in 2005. He was awarded the ‘Sangli Bhushan’ in 2007 and the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Bombay Bullion Association in 2008. In 2009, he was rewarded the ‘Punya Vaibhav’ and ‘Laxmi Vasudev’ Award by the Aditya Prathisthan, Ashadeep Award by the Asha Foundation and the the Adarsh Vyapari Uttam (‘Ideal Merchant’) award by Poona Merchant Chamber. To add on, he was given the Brahman Vyavasayik Award, ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’by the Suryadatta Institute, The Rotary ‘Excellence’ Award, ‘Senior Social Worker’ Award from the Senior Citizens Association, The Kalnirnay Award, Felicitation by the ‘Kothrud Sanskrutik Mandal’, the FESSCOM trophy, Punya Ratna Award 2012, Anmol Ratna Award, by Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation of India 2013, Pune’s Pride Award by Residency Club, Pune and the list goes on and on...!%% He was elected as the President of the ‘Pune Saraf Association’ in the year 1987. During his tenure, the number of members increased from 125 to a remarkable 400. Once together, he truly exhibited and shared his belief of coming together and marching in collective progress that could benefit each member.%% He then initiated an association in the name of ‘Suvarnapatra’ that helped create awareness amongst the jewellers about the rules and regulations, changes and benefits that the employers and jewellers could take profits of. This indeed was the biggest platform for a change and growth owing to which every member of the jeweller association is said to consider Shri Dajikaka as a father figure and his family regarded as one of the first business families of Maharashtra.%% Shri Dajikaka was seen bringing about a positive change by employing almost 40 per cent women in his showrooms. He was also the one to introduce employee profit schemes in the retail section of Pune. He also held timely seminars and camps for employees to assess and understand the jewellery business and delivering quality service to customers.%%

ShriDajikaka has strived hard in maintaining quality service to each of their customers and alongside retaining each of their employees who now form a part of the company as one big family. As marked, not only has ShriDajikaka been an inspiration to young entrepreneurs but also proved himself as a humanitarian of our times incomparable to the rest. In the year 2000, under the guidance of ShriDajikaka, the Gadgil family established the brand ‘PNG’ that changed the face and look of the family business into an update corporate one. In the year 2001 he initiated the ‘Gadgil Capital Services’ and in 2007 the ‘Gadgil Commodity Services’ which marked the group’s entry into the finance and capital gains. Thus, they began providing adequate information and help in investment of the shares and commodity of their clients and customers into profitable ideas. By analysing the boom into the hospitality business, in 2007, the group took its first step of launching ‘Post 91’ a world cuisine restaurant, in the ever bustling and youth centric area of Koregaon Park, Pune.%% In 2008, the group launched a branch under the brand name ‘PNG Jewellers Inc.’ in Sunnyvale California, USA for its Indian customers. The Seamless Education Academy was then initiated in 2008 that introduced youngsters to gaming, animation, broadcast media, sound engineering and radio jockeying knowledge and training of which was unheard of in Pune. In 2008, the ‘DajikakaGadgil Developers Pvt. Ltd.’ was formed marking the beginning of their journey into the real estate and construction business. With fond respect and love by his followers and trainees, ShriDajikaka still continues to guide his employees, family and youngsters as a whole. “I would repeat an old adage: ‘Cut your coat according to the cloth.’ Money comes and goes,one has to keep one’s feet firmly on the ground. Ill earned wealth never benefits anyone,”advisesDajikaka.%% His work, lifestyle and achievements have not far left behind the Marathi laureates in their keen interest in understanding more about this persona. Famous Marathi author, MangalaGodbole has beautifully expressed the personality and life of Dajikaka in her book ‘Suvarna Mudra’ which was published by ‘UtkarshPubliications’ and further launched in 2008 at the hands of actress Madhuri Dixit Nene. After receiving an overwhelming response, its second edition was published in 2010.It was further translated into English and named ‘Think Pure’, and showcased in Global Books Festival in Germany by Pune’s AmeyaPrakashan and gathered the international applaud.%% There hasn’t been any other fitting example of a man who believed and changed the fate of not only his family but all those he was associated with. People have followed, respected, loved and encouraged the deeds of this man who has created a whole new platform for the youngsters to learn and grow. The progress of the state as a whole or the changes and benefits experienced is the sole reason why the Maharashtrians have vouched for ShriDajikaka. Respect rendered to ShriDajikaka is considered as a collective respect for the citizens of the state.%% “I had my wife’s companionship till I was ninety. I got plenty of love and affection from all my children and their spouses. I saw my grandchildren grow up and settle down in comfortable lives. All of these things have given me a deep satisfaction, perhaps even more than my success in business,” concludes the family man and the business czar.%%