About Argelya

Our story

The Beginning

Some legacies begin with money. Ours began with a decision.

In 1996, a young man named Kamlesh Shah left his home in Patan, Gujarat, with little more than the determination to build something of his own.
He arrived in Ahmedabad’s Manek Chowk, a place where gold and silver have been weighed, traded, and trusted for generations. It was here that he started Jainam Jewels.
What does it take to leave behind everything familiar and start again from scratch?
We believe it takes conviction.
The kind of conviction that keeps you moving forward when there is no guarantee of where the road will lead. The kind that, over time, becomes something bigger than a business.
That conviction grew into a manufacturing unit, a wholesale business, and, by 2018, four showrooms across Ahmedabad. Each was built one customer, one piece, and one promise at a time.
Today, Jainam Jewels has served more than 100,000 customers across generations and every kind of jewellery need.
Thirty years on, we are still growing, still creating, and still guided by the same belief with which it all began:
Build with conviction. Earn trust. Leave behind a legacy.

Argelya isn’t a word you’ll find in any dictionary. We created it on purpose.

The name comes from argent, the old word for silver, combined with a softer, name-like ending, the kind you might find at the end of someone’s name, rather than the name of a material.
We didn’t want a brand that simply sounded like silver.
We wanted a name that felt personal. Something you could remember, connect with, and make your own.
That’s the idea behind Argelya: Silver, made personal.

Have you ever held on to a piece of jewellery not because of what it cost, but because of what it reminded you of?
A trip. A person. A moment you weren’t ready to let go of.
That’s what we’re building, piece by piece.
Jewellery that becomes part of your story. Pieces you wear today and, years from now, still remember exactly why you chose them.
In the same quiet way Jainam Jewels became part of Ahmedabad’s story, Argelya is here to become part of yours.

When you choose Argelya, you’re choosing more than a piece of 925 sterling silver.

You’re becoming part of a story that began in 1996, with one man’s decision to build something real.
A story shaped by trust, craftsmanship, and the people who became part of it along the way.
And today, that story continues with every piece we create, every customer we meet, and every memory made along the way.