The group was started in 1909 by T. S. Kalyanarama Iyer, a priest who turned into an entrepreneur.
He started a textile mill in Thrissur city in the 1930s, which was later taken over by Government of Kerala.
Later his son T. K. Seetharamaiyer also joined the business.
T. S. Kalyanaraman, one of the five sons started the Kalyan Jewellers in 1993.
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