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'Indians don't see lab diamonds as a substitute for natural ones'

Financial Express Lucknow

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February 07, 2026

Arun Narayan, CEO, jewellery division, Titan, took over as its head in January at a time when Titan stepped into the lab-grown diamond category with beYon, even as it continues to push natural diamonds.

- ARUN NARAYAN, CEO, JEWELLERY DIVISION, TITAN

In an interview with Viveat Susan Pinto, Narayan throws light on the current jewellery buying trends, stress at lower price points and growth plans for beYon. Excerpts:How are you ensuring that lab-grown diamonds and natural diamonds sit seamlessly in your portfolio? Does cannabalisation of sales concern you?

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