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‘Lord of wedding rings’ Nagin Pattni passes away at 83

Nagin Pattni shop along Kaunda Street in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The name Shri Nagindas Gordhandas Challa may not ring a bell in the minds of many Kenyans. But for most of those who got engaged or got married since 1969, the name Nagin Pattni is more familiar.

That was the year when 30-year-old Pattni established what was to become the most popular jewellery shop in town, attracting lovers like moths to fire. The jeweller died on Friday, aged 83.

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