Mr. Uday Gupta

From Engineering to Gemology

Though trained as an electronics engineer in India, Uday chose to become a gemologist after coming to the United States, completing his training at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Upon finishing the program, he opened a wholesale gems and jewelry business in Midtown Manhattan.

A Parallel Path in Astrology & Ayurveda

Uday is a self-taught Vedic astrologer, having studied astrology alongside his college coursework. He later turned to Ayurveda as well — driven by the need to find a natural, alternative treatment for his mother’s Myasthenia Gravis.

A Spiritual Turning Point

Earlier in life, Uday had a vivid spiritual experience that set him on a spiritual and devotional path. At the time, he couldn’t fully grasp its meaning or depth — but he later came to understand it as a glimpse of his true self.

A Partnership Rooted in Purpose

Uday married Vasudha, who happened to be a doctor of Ayurveda — a match made in heaven. He encouraged her to bring her Ayurvedic expertise to people across the United States, and offered to share his gems and jewelry office, conveniently located in Midtown’s Diamond District, to help her get started.

Vasudha’s practice of Ayurveda resonated deeply with Uday’s own core values — service, giving back, and the betterment of the community. He had long struggled with the superficiality and greed he saw within the gemstone business, and found in American Ayurveda a purpose more closely aligned with what mattered to him.