Saju Elizamma

I’m P.J. Joseph, a trained gemologist with over 40 years of experience in the fascinating world of gemstones, and a long-time trainer and writer. My journey blends scientific precision with storytelling, as I’ve spent decades educating others through training and writing. I hold a professional diploma (DgemG) in gemology from the Deutsche Gemmologische Gesellschaft e.V., Idar-Oberstein, Germany, and the Gemological Institute of India, Mumbai, India. This website is named after my mother, Elizamma, a woman whose quiet wisdom has always guided me. She comes from a small trading town in Keralam, where she taught me how to navigate the complexities of human nature. By encouraging me to engage even with those I disliked, she showed me how to recognise the many deceptions people use to get by. Her deep understanding of the world continues to inspire me every day, and to her, I am simply Saju.