A boy holding a customised gift on Diwali

The Perfect Diwali Gift

It is only days to go for the great Indian festival. The day, which marks the home coming of Ram is like a treasure box for Indians. From new clothes to that Eidi, all have to wait for the whole year, for this day to come. It may be the bliss of having those once in a year delicacies or lighting those odd numbered lamps, Diwali is essentially about spreading joy. And the most challenging part of this process is choosing among the best gifts for Diwali for your loved one.

Sweet and dry fruit boxes a thing of past. Many don’t even consider them gifts now. They would wait for you to pop out something even after you give that. Also, more than often it goes into that never ending exchange cycle of courtesies. A couple of years and that dry fruit box can even come back to you some day.

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Notorious DIY Gift Ideas For Rakhi – The day of perennial extortion!

It is only weeks to count for rakshabandhan, when clad in new bright colors, having a wide smile on her face, she walks up to you. She takes a band from that plate and ties it tight around your right wrist, every one taking pictures in their phones, asking you to smile. But you can’t. You know what this is going to end into, as you have not prepared a rakhi gift for her.

She takes a live flame right around your face with her smile getting wicked. Now, she can sense the moment nearing now. She offers a small piece of sweet to you and before even you finish gulping it down, it is there. Her cheeks touching her eyes and her hands open as wide as they can get in front of you, asking for that yearly token of perennial extortion – her gift!

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