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Bharat Diamond Bourse campus, Bandra Kurla Complex

Four decades of vision

for India's diamond trade

Our History

OVER
40
YEARS OF
BUILDING INDIA'S DIAMOND HUB

Built by the trade, for the trade — a secure, world-class home where India's diamond business meets the world.

The founding vision of Bharat Diamond Bourse
1984
A BOLD BEGINNING

A bourse of our own

1984

Bharat Diamond Bourse is incorporated

A group of Mumbai-based diamond traders come together to create a dedicated, world-class bourse for India's diamond trade.

1992–2001
LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Building at Bandra Kurla Complex

1992

Work begins at Bandra Kurla Complex

BDB takes the project forward and work on the Bandra Kurla Complex campus begins on a 20-acre plot.

Construction resumes
2001

Construction resumes

After a pause during the late-1990s property slowdown, construction of the bourse restarts with renewed commitment from members.

2010
A NEW HOME FOR

India's diamond trade

The bourse opens its doors
2010

The bourse opens its doors

BDB begins operations at Bandra Kurla Complex on 17 October 2010, with customs operating from the campus from the following day.

From Opera House to BKC
2010

From Opera House to BKC

By the end of 2010 the trade from the Opera House and Lamington Road markets moves to the new bourse.

2011–2024
GROWING INTO

A global trading hub

A global trading hub
2010s

A global trading hub

With members from more than 100 countries, customs clearance, banks, vaults and logistics on one secure campus, BDB grows into one of the most important diamond trading centres in the world.

A greener, safer campus
Today

A greener, safer campus

Solar power plants, an advanced sewage treatment plant that recycles around 80% of campus water, and rainwater harvesting of up to 2.7 million litres a year — alongside a 100% recovery record in lost-and-found cases.

2025
CELEBRATING

41 years of trust

41 years of excellence, 15 years of operations
2025

41 years of excellence, 15 years of operations

BDB marks its milestones with a special commemorative postal stamp released by the Department of Posts, Government of India.

The journey continues

Today, thousands of members trade under one roof at Bharat Diamond Bourse — and every year adds a new chapter to the story.

1984
Incorporated
2010
Operational at BKC
20 acres
Campus
3,000+
Offices
OBJECTIVES

Why the bourse was built

01

Encouraging trade

To establish a bourse for the promotion and export of diamonds from India, with the infrastructure and facilities for Indian and overseas buyers and sellers.

02

Facilitating the industry

To promote an effective liaison between the diamond trade and the diamond industry in India and abroad, promoting sales from India in international markets.

03

Promoting import & export

To promote, advance, protect and develop trade, commerce and industry in India relating to the export and import of diamonds.

04

A modern market

To establish India as a modern, sophisticated diamond market with an international trading centre for manufacturers, brokers and commission agents.

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