KOLKATA: Jewellers of Kolkata are happy on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya to witness a footfall jump of 30-40 per cent compared to normal days as soaring inflation, the Ukraine crisis, besides religious sentiments, influenced people to purchase gold and bullion as assets.
Shops this year ordered calendars and sweetmeats for guests which were absent in the last two years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
