Six decades in the trade, three generations as one,
and one belief that never changed: family rises together.
That principle guides every shipment we send.
The Tulsiani story begins with Paroomal Kewalram Tulsiani — a landowner (Zamindar) in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. When Partition came in 1947, he left everything behind — his land, his home, his world — and brought his family to India with nothing but dignity and resolve.
His son, Naraindas Paroomal Tulsiani, carried that same spirit forward. Starting from the most humble of beginnings in Surat, he built and grew PAICO Footwear — a shoe wholesale business he started on his own, purchasing from Agra and selling across Gujarat. When he learned that some of his uncles were struggling, he did something rare — he called them, offered them partnership, and asked for no investment in return.
He believed that family rises together or not at all.
That belief became the foundation of everything the Tulsiani family has built since.
Naraindas raised a family of eight children in Surat — four daughters and four sons. His daughters married and built their own families, carrying the same values of unity and warmth that defined the Tulsiani home. His four sons — Dilip, Girish, Harish, and Jagdish — began joining the business in the early 1990s, learning trade from their father side by side.
On 7th December 1995, Naraindas passed away suddenly. He was the centre of the family — and his absence could have broken everything. Instead, it did the opposite.
It was their mother, Draupati Naraindas Tulsiani, who held the family together in those darkest days. Her strength, her courage, and her unwavering belief in her sons gave them the motivation to stand up when everything around them had changed. Harish and Jagdish, still young and mid-studies, left without hesitation to join their brothers. No one asked them to. They simply knew.
Four brothers stood together, rebuilt from what they had, and kept the family whole — because their mother had shown them how. Not as a hierarchy. Not as departments. As one.
Over the years that followed, the brothers grew together, moving through shoe wholesale, textiles, and construction as one unit. Each time one brother saw an opportunity, the others backed him. Each time one business ran its course, they moved forward together. No one was ever left behind. No one ever moved alone. Every step forward was taken together as a family.
Naraindas builds PAICO Footwear from nothing. Dilip starts a new footwear wholesale venture in 1992 with his father’s guidance. Girish joins in 1994, and together the family continues to learn, grow, face every challenge, and build the business side by side.
After their father’s passing, all four brothers work together in the footwear business, keeping the family whole and the business alive through the hardest years, standing by one another, sharing every responsibility, and facing each challenge together.
The family expands, Harish and Jagdish move into textiles, building a business from the ground up. Dilip and Girish continue in wholesale, then move into embroidery job work, learning a new trade, building their skills, and growing with every new experience.
Harish and Jagdish move into construction, launching Coral Developers, which continues to operate today. Dilip and Girish leave textile operations and begin a completely new chapter, stepping away from the familiar and starting again in an entirely new direction.
Dilip and Girish launch Ilan under Tulsiani International — artificial grass, plants, vertical green walls, sports turf, and carpets. Their first container arrives from China in March 2017. Sales begin on 1st April. A new brand is born.
What started as artificial grass in Gujarat grew steadily into vertical green walls, then plants and planters, followed by sports turf for hockey, football and cricket grounds, and eventually wall-to-wall carpets. Over the years, Ilan became a recognised name across India, serving homes, hotels, corporates and government projects. A journey shaped by hard work and a shared vision.
Building Ilan taught the family everything about international sourcing, quality control, client relationships and brand building. Every lesson learned and every experience gained along that journey became the foundation on which Antaara was built years later. Since 20 January 2024, both have been part of one family company, Ilan Globe Trade Pvt. Ltd.
Five businesses across six decades. The family never split. Never competed. Never counted who contributed more. Through every challenge, they stood together and supported one another.
The third generation did not wait to be invited, and neither did the new hands who joined them. They came when they were ready, brought what they had, and took their place in the family the same way every generation before them did — quietly, completely, and without condition.
He joined the family business in 2017, the first of his generation to step in. Young and growing into it, he was fully part of the team by 2018 — bringing new energy and fresh thinking to everything Ilan was building.
Three members of the next generation joined in quick succession, each bringing their own unique strengths to the growing business. Together they gave Ilan more hands, more ideas, and more reach than it had before.
The family continues to grow. Dhananjay is gaining international experience in the UK, and Yuvraj is studying in Mumbai — helping at the office on every visit to Surat. Both will join fully when the time is right.
In 2026, the family launched Antaara — a premium Indian food export brand built for global markets, with a clear vision to grow it into a business the next generation will one day lead and call their own.
The torch lit by Paroomal, carried by Naraindas, passed to four brothers — now burns in the hands of a third generation.
These are not words on a wall. They are the way the Tulsiani family has operated for six decades.
Every product is handpicked, checked with care, and ethically handled. We do not cut corners, not on sourcing, not on processing, not on documentation. Quality is not a department at Antaara. It is at the heart of everything we do.
Six decades of family business have taught us that truly strong relationships are built to last. We build connections that grow across years and borders, because trust, once earned, becomes the foundation of everything.
No one leads alone. No one is left behind. Every voice matters and every hand contributes, from the first call to the final shipment. This is not a company policy — it is how the Tulsiani family lives, eats, and works.
You are not buying from a corporation. You are buying from a family that has been building trust for three generations now, and intends to keep doing so for many decades to come, with the same family values always at its heart.
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