Exceptional jewels.
Enduring partnerships.
Diamond and gemstone fine jewellery for retailers and distributors, from a family that has traded in India and Russia for more than forty years.
Forty years of light, in a new setting.
Mann is the heart. Heera is the diamond. MannHeera is the next chapter of a family wholesale house that has supplied diamonds, gemstones and fine jewellery to the trade since the 1980s, now presented with the clarity a modern retailer expects.
We work with independent jewellers, multi-store retailers and distributors who want a considered assortment, exact specifications and a partner who answers the phone.
years of diamond and gemstone wholesaling in the family
home markets, India and Russia, with a new base in Canada
trade catalogues across every category we supply
The collections
Twenty-six reference directions, each shown worn and in the studio. Move over a piece to see its studio view; open it for the full pair. Filter by category.
Two markets. One family.
The Chhonker family has bought, cut and traded diamonds and coloured gemstones for over four decades, building a wholesale network that runs from India’s jewellery hubs to the showrooms of Moscow.
- 1980s
Roots in India
The family enters the diamond and gemstone trade, supplying manufacturers and retailers across India.
- Russia
Mir Zhemchuga, Moscow
A second house, Mir Zhemchuga (World of Pearls), under Susheel Chhonker, brings Indian fine jewellery and loose stones to the Russian market.
- Today
MannHeera
Ananya Chhonker founds MannHeera to carry the family’s sourcing depth to retailers and distributors in Canada and beyond.
Ananya Chhonker
Ananya grew up around parcels of diamonds and trays of coloured stones. Her father’s business took the family from India to Moscow, and the trade became her first language.
Before founding MannHeera she studied on three continents: actuarial science in India and the UK, computing and entrepreneurship at the University of Kent as a British Council GREAT Scholar, and business analytics in Moscow, where the family’s Russian house is based. She has presented research at an international conference and now lives in Toronto, where MannHeera is headquartered.
That background shapes how MannHeera works: an eye for the stone, and a head for the numbers behind a wholesale order.
- MoscowM.Sc. Business Analytics and Big Data SystemsHSE University
- United KingdomM.Sc. Computing and EntrepreneurshipUniversity of Kent. GREAT Scholarship, British Council; School of Computing Scholarship
- United KingdomM.Sc. Applied Actuarial ScienceUniversity of Kent
- IndiaB.Sc. Actuarial Science, first classAmity University
Write to Ananya directly: founder@mannheera.com
Susheel Chhonker
Diamond and gemstone wholesaler for more than forty years and General Director of Mir Zhemchuga, Moscow. Susheel built the family’s supply relationships in India and its trading house in Russia, the foundation MannHeera stands on.
Sourcing you can rely on
Direct access to cutting and manufacturing relationships built over decades, pricing that reflects a wholesaler’s margin rather than a retailer’s, and a team that has shipped across borders and currencies for a long time.
Trade catalogues
Every category as a PDF, ready to share with your buying team. The master catalogue collects all thirteen.
The master catalogue
All twenty-six reference directions, worn and in the studio, with category notes.
How a partnership begins
For independent jewellers, retail chains and distributors. Three steps from first look to first order.
Shortlist
Browse the collections and catalogues, and note the directions that suit your customers.
Talk
Send a trade enquiry with your market and interests. We reply with availability, specifications and indicative pricing.
Order
Agree quantities, metals, stone grades and timelines. We ship with full documentation.
Start a conversation
Tell us about your business and what you are looking for. We answer every trade enquiry personally.
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