Sanjoy Pramanik, a 21-year old jewellery artisan from West Bengal, was the proud winner of a Bronze medal in Jewellery at the 45th WorldSkills Kazan 2019, the world's biggest international vocational skill competition, held this year in Russia from Aug 22-27, 2019.

Pramanik was supported by the Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) and was part of a 48 member Indian contingent sent by the National Skill Development Council (NSDC) that took part in 44 skill segments. The team returned with a record breaking four medals – one gold, one silver and two bronze, with the other medallists being S Aswatha Narayana (Gold in water technology), Pranav Nutalapati (Silver in web technologies) and Shweta Ratanpura (Bronze in graphic design technology). India was also awarded another 15 Medallions of Excellence in various skill categories.

All the Indian contestants were chosen through a gruelling selection procedure comprising a series of skill competitions conducted at different levels in India.

Sanjoy is the son of a farmer and was chosen to represent the country after a rigorous local selection process organised by GJSCI. He underwent training to enhance his knowledge and perfect his skills with the help and assistance of GJSCI and under the guidance of Amar and Jitendra Vummidi of VBJ Chennai and expert trainer Anupam Karmarkar. Apart from this, GJSCI, with support from NSDC, also engaged Leo from Brazil, a former WorldSkills winner to support working on the minute details of his training. 

Pic caption: Sanjoy Pramanik, winner of Bronze medal in jewellery making at 45th WorldSkills 2019 competition