With the festival season in full swing and our festive spirits soaring high, here’s a time to cherish our loved ones, yet again. And when it comes to pamper those we love, what else could be better than giving them a gift. A gift, that’s not given away by them to somebody else, but cherished forever. So here are a few not-so-common gift ideas for special people in your life.

Diwali is the most celebrated and largest gift giving and shopping festival. The tradition of exchanging gifts and shopping is quite prominent because Diwali is associated with prosperity. People go out of their way to splurge themselves and their loved ones as they celebrate Diwali.

With more and more people turning health freaks, those dabbas of laddoos can comfortably be left out as the Diwali gifts. ‘‘What you can gift instead is the large variety of Organic teas and flavoured teas, along with a Ceramic tea set. Another option could be lots of colourful candles, floating or otherwise, along with Table linen on hand-woven silks or on cottons with Zari and sequins for tables,” says Trisha Metha, Customer Service Associate in HSBC.

Decor Items

Diwali is the time to decorate the house and hence an appropriate time to present your friends and relations with decorative items. Gift your near and dear ones nice decorative items to adorn their houses. Popular decor gift items include Swarovski show pieces, Feng-Shui pieces and hanging bells. ‘‘These are a big hit with customers,” says a sales executive at Swarovski store at Square One.

Gadgets

Youth generally prefer to receive some trendy gadgets as gift as a part of any occasion. Mobiles, I pods, digital Photo frames, MP3 players, home theatres, etc are some of the most popular gadgets and are highly appreciated by young people. In fact Barbeque sets, roti makers and deep fryers make a novel gift idea for Diwali.

Office Accessories

These days corporate gift culture is very much in trend. Employees to employers and employers to Employees often gift some unique Diwali apparel as a token of greetings. Also, these gifts are exchanged between different organizations. Flower pots, pen stands, executive diary, table lamps are some of the possible and descent Diwali corporate gifts.

And for guys, it`s time to gift your lady love. ‘‘Take your wife out at her favourite place. Just both of you enjoying luxurious dinner in the amicable environment, will surely make her feel special. Another option is to give her a stunning , beautiful saree and again diamonds or jewellery as they say are a girl’s best friend, so surprise your beloved with sparkling charisma of diamond, gold, pearl jewelry and keep guessing who is shinning more-jewelry piece or your wife!” says jewellery designer, Sherya Singh.

Gifts vouchers designed especially for the festival are yet another ideal option to send to family and friends on Diwali. A special message may be added to make the gift more special. Adding spice to the celebrations is a requisite, more so, if you are separated by distances. What better way to augment the festivities than by choosing to offer pleasant surprises to loved ones, right?

And finally don’t forget to wrap your gift with loads of love.

 Author: Ramya Maheshwary