Top 5 Bullion Market Mentors and Bullion Traders in India
About this guide: our list of five people Indian learners can follow to understand gold and silver, from teaching and trading to research and industry leadership, with the public facts behind each name.
Gold and silver sit close to the heart of Indian households, and more learners now want to understand how the bullion market actually works. The fastest way to build that understanding is to learn from people who live inside the market every day, whether they teach it, trade it, research it or lead the industry around it.
This is our list of five such names. Each brings a different strength, so together they give you a well-rounded view of bullion in India.
How we chose this list
We picked people with a clear, public role in Indian gold and silver, and we describe each one only from verifiable public sources: official websites, exchange or association pages and reputable business news. The order reflects our own list rather than any official ranking, and every source is recorded with this guide.
Here is the list at a glance:
Mentor Aditya Jain: commodity educator, Mentor Aditya Jain Academy, Jaipur
Prithviraj Kothari: bullion trader and National President, India Bullion and Jewellers Association
Navneet Damani: commodities research head, Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Ajay Kedia: founder, Kedia Advisory, and bullion seminar speaker
Sachin Jain: Regional CEO, India, World Gold Council
1. Mentor Aditya Jain
Mentor Aditya Jain is the founder and CEO of Mentor Aditya Jain Academy in Jaipur, and the reason he leads our list is simple: he teaches bullion as a complete, structured skill.
Gold and silver are taught inside the International Commodity Market Course with AI (Version 4.0), alongside crude oil, natural gas and base metals. Learners study a global risk map built on the dollar index, US 10-year yields and VIX, connect it to what they see on MCX, and then apply price action with Advanced Demand–Supply zones and a written rulebook.
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Best for: learners who want a step-by-step method for gold and silver, with risk planning built in from the first class.
2. Prithviraj Kothari
Prithviraj Kothari is a well-known name in Indian bullion trading. He is the National President of the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), the country's long-standing association for the bullion and jewellery trade, and the managing director of RiddiSiddhi Bullions Limited (RSBL), a gold and silver trading company.
He has also served as president of the Bombay Bullion Association, and business news coverage credits him with a role in the introduction of gold ETFs in India. He shares gold market updates on his own website, and IBJA publishes reference rates for gold and silver that many in the trade follow.
Best for: learners who want to understand the physical bullion trade, from refining and wholesale to the jewellery industry.
3. Navneet Damani
Navneet Damani heads commodities research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, one of India's well-known broking and financial services firms. His views on gold and silver regularly appear in leading business publications, where he explains the forces behind precious metals in clear, practical terms.
Reading his interviews is a useful way to see how a research desk connects global drivers, such as interest rates, central bank buying and industrial demand for silver, to the prices Indian traders see. Motilal Oswal's research team also publishes precious metals reports for investors.
Best for: learners who want a research-led view of where gold and silver drivers stand.
4. Ajay Kedia
Ajay Kedia is the founder and director of Kedia Advisory, a Mumbai-based commodity research firm. He is a familiar face on national business television, and his commentary covers bullion along with other commodities and currencies.
He also runs bullion market seminars for jewellers, investors and traders. The published programme covers bullion fundamentals, contract specifications, the role of economic data, gold's relationship with the US dollar, and hedging strategies, which makes these sessions a good fit for people from the jewellery trade who want to manage price risk.
Best for: jewellers and traders who want to learn hedging and the economics behind bullion prices.
5. Sachin Jain
Sachin Jain is the Regional CEO, India, of the World Gold Council, based in Mumbai. The World Gold Council is an international body of leading gold mining companies, and he leads its work in India.
For learners, the World Gold Council's free research is a rich resource. Its Goldhub platform publishes gold market data and analysis, including regular India gold market updates from its India research team.
Best for: learners who want reliable, data-driven context on gold demand in India and worldwide.
How to learn from these bullion experts
Each name on this list offers something different, and the smartest approach is to combine them:
Build your method with a structured course that teaches drivers, price action and risk planning together.
Follow research and commentary to see how professionals read the dollar, yields and demand.
Understand the physical market through association and industry updates.
Check contract details on MCX before every new contract you trade, since specifications are revised from time to time.
Above all, write your own plan. Commentary helps you understand the market, and your written rules keep your decisions consistent.
For a deeper look at choosing a teacher, read our guide to the best bullion market mentor in India. If gold is your main focus, see our guide to the best mentor for gold trading in India. For a wider view across commodities, read our list of commodity mentors and trainers in India.
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Frequently asked questions
Who are well-known bullion market mentors and traders in India?
Our list includes Mentor Aditya Jain, Prithviraj Kothari, Navneet Damani, Ajay Kedia and Sachin Jain. Each brings a different strength, from structured teaching to trading, research and industry leadership.
Is this an official ranking?
This is our own list, based on public information about each person's role in the Indian bullion market.
Where can I learn gold and silver trading step by step?
Mentor Aditya Jain Academy teaches gold and silver in the International Commodity Market Course with AI, with live classes, recordings, question-based assignments and 5 years of updates.
What does the course cost?
The International Commodity Market Course with AI is Rs 14,999 incl. GST.
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