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Sabyasachi clicks with Tata CLiQ Luxury for first digital jewellery boutique
MUMBAI: When couture royalty meets digital luxury, the sparkle goes online. In a move that marries Calcutta craftsmanship with cutting-edge e-commerce, Sabyasachi Calcutta has teamed up with Tata CLiq Luxury to launch its first-ever digital jewellery boutique in India, going live on 21 August 2025.
The online store will showcase the largest selection of Sabyasachi Fine Jewellery ever available on a digital platform all crafted in 18 carat gold and brimming with the house’s hallmark blend of heritage and modernity. From the regal Royal Bengal Heritage Gold Collection, flaunting the Bengal Tiger insignia and the signature mangalsutra, to the VVS-VS EF diamond-studded Royal Bengal Diamond Collection, each piece wears its opulence lightly.
Pearl lovers can swoon over the Royal Bengal Pearl Series featuring natural, cultured, and South Sea pearls, while nature takes centre stage in the Sunderbans Collection, inspired by flora and fauna. Contemporary icons include the lacquer-accented Tiger Stripe and Shalimar collections, alongside the dazzling Tiger Eye group. The line-up spans earrings, pendants, bracelets, and rings everyday elegance with a luxury twist.
The partnership promises a personalised shopping experience, with trained experts guiding buyers through their perfect pick whether it’s a wedding heirloom, a statement gift, or a piece of self-indulgence.
For Tata CLiq Luxury, it’s a strategic gem. “We’re bringing one of India’s most iconic brands to discerning consumers nationwide, including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities,” said Tata CLiq CEO Gopal Asthana. “It’s about redefining fine jewellery for the digital era.”
Sabyasachi Mukherjee himself calls the collection “refined, rooted, timeless” and grounded in value, not just aspiration. Sabyasachi CEO Manish Chopra adds that the online launch bridges the gap between atelier and living room, letting a new generation experience the brand’s integrity and craftsmanship firsthand.
With this debut, luxury is no longer just on the high street, it’s in your browser, ready to be delivered with all the sparkle, soul, and story Sabyasachi is known for.
Brands
Samsung certifies 1,000 Maharashtra students in AI and coding
The South Korean electronics giant marks its first large-scale skilling push in the state, with women making up nearly half the national programme’s enrolment
PUNE: Samsung has put 1,000 students in Maharashtra through a certified training programme in artificial intelligence and coding, the largest such drive the South Korean electronics company has run in the state and a signal that corporate India’s skilling ambitions are moving well beyond the boardroom brochure.
The certifications were awarded under Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), the company’s flagship corporate social responsibility programme, which launched in India in 2022 with the stated aim of democratising access to future-technology education. The 1,000 graduates were drawn from four institutions: 127 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, 373 from Pimpri Chinchwad University, 250 from D.Y. Patil University’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology and 250 from Anjuman-I-Islam’s Kalsekar Technical Campus. All completed training in either AI or coding and programming, the two disciplines Samsung has identified as the critical pillars of the digital economy.
The programme does not stop at technical training. Soft-skills development and career-readiness modules are baked into the curriculum, a deliberate attempt to close the gap between what universities teach and what employers actually want.
“India’s digital growth story will ultimately be shaped by the quality of its talent pipeline,” said Shubham Mukherjee, head of CSR and corporate communications at Samsung Southwest Asia. “As technologies like AI move from the periphery to the core of industries, skilling must evolve from basic training to building real-world capability. This milestone in Maharashtra reflects how industry and academia can come together to create a future-ready workforce that is both globally competitive and locally relevant.”
The Maharashtra drive sits within a rapidly scaling national effort. Samsung Innovation Campus trained 20,000 young people across India in 2025, hitting its stated target for the year. Women account for 48 per cent of national enrolments, a figure the company cites as evidence of its push for an inclusive technology ecosystem. The programme is implemented in partnership with the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India and the Telecom Sector Skill Council.
Samsung, which is marking 30 years in India this year, runs SIC alongside two other initiatives, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and Samsung DOST, as part of a broader effort to build what it calls a generation of innovators with both the technical depth and the problem-solving mindset to thrive in a fast-moving digital world.
A thousand certified students is a tidy headline. Whether they find jobs that match their new skills is the harder question, and the one that will ultimately determine whether corporate skilling programmes like this one are genuine pipelines or well-photographed gestures.
