This Diwali Exchange Happiness With Goodness Of Health

India’s biggest festival, Diwali is ready to knock the Indian household doors’. The markets have started updating them with all the colourful lighting and decorative items. Planning has started as what to buy for Dhanteras and what to gift to family, friends and loved ones. 

To help you pick your bucket of choice from the wide range of gifts and hampers being offered in the market, here is a good option that may cater to you and your loved ones’ foodie tongues.

With the festive fervour setting in, Marriott has curated a selection of indulgent festive delicacies to celebrate the season with its unique offerings under “Diwali with Marriott”.

Handcrafted by Marriott’s own chef fraternity, this bespoke limited-edition artisanal hamper will raise the temptation quotient for the perfect celebrations.

From Pralines, Bonbons, Cookies, Florentines, Tarts to traditional favourites like the Nankhatai and Laddoos, this uniquely crafted delicacy box features an array of interesting and creative fusion of modern and traditional treats. The hamper is available for a limited period at select properties in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune for Rs 5,000.

Starbucks India celebrates the beginning of India’s most cherished festive season - sparking the Diwali spirit with limited edition indulgences added to their food and beverage offerings. Warm hearts of near and dear ones with Starbucks exquisite gift hampers - Customers can curate an exclusive gift hamper with in-store merchandise like whole bean coffees, mugs, tumblers, and chocolate boxes.

Starbucks’Exclusive Limited-Edition Gift sets feature delicious cocoa-filled confections packed with the flavours of White Caramel, Red Fruit, Tiramisu and Roasted Almond. Available in two sizes of 16 pieces and 8 pieces, the decadent assortments are rich in flavour and texture – every epicure’s delight.

Oberoi Gift Cards can also be gifted for any occasion like:

Special gesture for colleagues, clients or senior management;

Appreciating the team for a stellar performance - Incentives, Offsites, Rewards and Recognition;

Special occasions -Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries;

Welcome or a Farewell gift;

Festivity gifting – Diwali/Christmas/New Year

Oberoi Gift Cards are redeemable for overnight stays, dining, spa treatments and more at participating Oberoi Hotels and Trident Hotels in India. Unlike conventional gifting, One may gift wrap a pre-loaded physical gift card or an e-gift card.  Available in variable denominations starting at Rs 5,000 up to Rs 10,000 per card. The card will be valid for a year from the date of activation with No GST applicable

There are 2 options:

Physical Gift Card with Premium Packaging

E-Gift Card

Giftwrapped by Oberoi is valid for use at Oberoi Hotels in India only and can be purchased using Credit Cards/Debit Cards issued by banks in India. E-Gift card will be delivered instantly to the receiver’s email address shared at the time of purchase.

This Diwali, Teabox, a tea brand, has also introduced a collection of tea gifts that spell style and finesse. The collection is a thoughtfully crafted collection of teas and exclusive teaware making it a good gifting option suitable for any occasion.

From tea gifts created with the theme of Indian Heritage to those specially created for true tea connoisseurs, every tea box has an essence of sophistication. Maya, Rasa, Raga and Kaja
are designed to symbolize purity, divinity, beauty, power and emotions.

The Tea Epicure Collection including
Dolce, Vernal, Arome, Perle, Arcadia, Fleur are curations for tea enthusiasts who love to delve into the nuances of their special brew. These tea gifts are themed around the surreal wonders of nature drawing an association between the soft, gentle, vibrant and youthful qualities of Mother Nature and the drink that soothes the soul. 

With a fine collection of chic tea boxes and quality teas, gifting loved ones will be a breeze this festive season. Choose from these two exclusive gift collections or customize your own tea box picking your favourite teas from exotic teas like Summer Muscatel Black Tea, Chamomile Green Tea, Hibiscus Lush Tisane, Mountain Rose Black Tea, and fruit blends like Mango Strawberry Black Tea, Fruits and Nuts Tisane, Orange Pineapple Black Tea. 

Speaking about the Teabox gifting collection, Kausshal Dugarr, Founder of Teabox says, “Choosing gifts during the festive season is a daunting task because your gift must be meaningful, worthy and exciting. Every Diwali we like to explore our roots for inspiration to imbibe into our gift boxes. With this year’s theme being Indian heritage, we thought of using the Zentangle technique, with simple strokes flowing naturally to give form to four of the most notable Indian symbols. Using all hand-drawn patterns and layered with colours and textures that reflect the cultural richness, our designers bring you this special series of tea gifts that are as unique, vibrant and beautiful as the occasion.”

Teabox also offers tea accessories like tea infusers, tea sets, tea storage and tea tools for tea décor that make for perfect accompaniments to the teas.

Candere by Kalyan Jewellers
The Ginni collection by Candere has been modelled around gold coins but with a spunky and modern vibe. Essentially, the collection is being introduced in the form of contemporary jewellery with an ethnic twist, thereby enabling customers to make good use of the gold coins being purchased as a sign of fortune. Targeted at the age group 18-40, Ginni also has some added fun elements such as rotatable coin disk mechanism, gap rings, etc. Over 50% of the collection has been designed with generic yet quirky symbolism including mandalas, mother of pearl, floral designs etc. so as to find appeal among everyone, regardless of their religious or regional interests.

Price - starts from Rs. 10,000

Aadvik Foods’ Camel Milk Gift Hamper

Brief - What’s better than a brand that offers unique camel milk-based skincare products to flavourful camel milk chocolates to flavoured camel milk powder? This delightful gift pack from Aadvik Foods has all of this and more. Luxurious camel milk body butter, soaps and day cream with some unique flavored camel milk powder and chocolates in the hamper will definitely bring a smile on your loved ones' faces. What makes it even better is that the products are all-natural and super healthy too! 

This Diwali, go for this health pack from Aadvik which takes care of nutritional and skin health along with the sweetness of camel milk chocolates. Celebrate the joyous occasion with Aadvik. 

The price of the hamper ranges from Rs 501 to Rs 2100. 

Price - Rs 501 to Rs 2100

Available - Amazon, Aadvik's Website and Snapdeal

Cool 5 by Coolpad

Most of you would be looking for ideas and recommendations to gift to your friends and family, while chocolate and dry fruits will remain a staple gift, It is also the best time of the year to get your hands on the coolest technology of the season. A smartphone is a perfect gift to give your loved ones on Diwali specially when it’s a budget smart phone. Coolpad, a leading Global Smartphone brand established by Yulong Group has launched Cool 5.  The Cool 5 from Coolpad features a 6.2-inch HD+ dewdrop display with full lamination, multi-touch and 2.5D Glass. It is powered by Helio MT6762; Octa Core 2.0 GHz processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage and has got 4000mAh battery. It is equipped with a 16MP front camera and dual setup rear camera including a 13MP and a 2MP camera.     

Price: Rs 7999

Gift Your Loved Ones Itel’s A46 

To celebrate this festive season, Itel announced a slew of magical offers for the consumers where they can avail the new and upgraded A46 2GB + 32GB from 2GB +16GB, at the same budget-friendly price. Also with every purchase of the smartphone, consumers get a free oraimo HD Earphone and protective silicon back cover.

The smartphone comes loaded with premium double security features like face unlock and fingerprint sensor which is quite impressive. Also, it is equipped with Dual 4G VoLTE, premium dual-tone IDs loaded with latest Android Pie and Octa-core processor. 

On the camera front, it features AI-enabled dual rear camera with 8.0 MP, 1.4um Big Pixel and dual-LED flash. It also features 5.0MP AI selfie camera with soft flash. The camera supports Artificial Intelligence(AI) based enhanced features like low light mode, beauty mode, HDR recording, scenario detection, object recognition & text recognition. On the display front, Itel A46 comes packed with the 13.84 cm (5.45) HD+ fullscreen with 18:9 aspect ratio and 1440*720 resolution which adds to the classy and trendy look of the phone. A46 is available in the market in 3 attractive colour options – Dark Water, Fiery Red, and Neon Water colour finishes. The device is available across India and comes with a “100 days” replacement warranty.  

This smartphone is a good package that comes with latest Android Pie 9 OS along with some technological features like dual security features – 0.1-sec fast fingerprint sensor and smart face Unlock that’ll add to the convenience of the users to unlock their phones, text translation and dual 4G VoLTE.

Surprise Lour loved Ones With Oraimo Airbuds 

Priced at Rs 2999, the new age wireless and trendy looking earbuds - Airbuds OEB-E99D are designed to deliver a superior audio experience through very light, hassle-free comfortable fit and long-lasting battery. It is an ideal pick for those who are always on the go and its stylish ear hooks prevent the earbuds from falling. These mini Airbuds provide the perfect balance of great sound, all-day battery life, convenience and personal style. The ergonomically designed Oraimo Airbuds has capabilities par excellence and elevates the auditory experience to altogether new level.

On the design front, the cushioned ear tips and comfortable ear design along with HD quality sound makes it class apart. These Airbuds are impeccably engineered to deliver clear, balanced sound quality and advanced wireless connectivity to ensure true sound performance coupled with comfortable design. Well, to your delight, there is no risk of signal loss which makes video watching a complete treat, with proper sync of audio and video. 

Talking about the battery, Airbuds feature a massive 50mAh powerful battery that delivers 6 hours of playtime, coupled with a portable charging case that boasts multiple charges that give up to 24 hours of music playtime and 100 hours’ standby. Airbuds come with an attractive portable charging case that automatically charge the earbuds on the go. Oraimo Airbuds are powered with Bluetooth version V5.0, that makes pairing faster, connections more stable and increases usable wireless range for the best wireless earphones experience.

GyFTR

GyFTR offers digital gift vouchers of over 135 brands to facilitate instant gifting and redemption. If you are confused about what to choose for super picky friends and relatives these days, then you can choose to give her a gift voucher from GyFTR. It offers digital gift vouchers from leading brands across categories like apparel and accessories, food, mobile and electronics, Jewellery to facilitate instant gifting and redemption. Customers have all the more reason to celebrate as it is offering several cashbacks, discounts and assured gifts on products/services on brands such as Voylla, Vero Moda, Titan, Allen Solly etc and up to 5 per cent - 9 per cent discount on PC jewellers vouchers for Gold and diamond jewellery. 

Price - starting range 500 onwards

Super Smelly 

Brief- Gift your kith and kin the goodness of Super Smelly products that are 100 per cent toxin-free, made with naturally derived ingredients, and gentle yet effective. You could choose from a wide range of Super Smelly gift hampers for boys and girls that contain a variety of zany products like deodorants, pocket perfumes, face washes, highly-effective face packs, and lip balms – that are certified 100 per cent Toxin-Free and Made Safe by SCA (Safe Cosmetics Australia). 

Your gift is guaranteed to stand out as Super Smelly makes the first and only certified safe spray deodorants in the country, and its products are free from harmful chemicals like sulphates, parabens, triclosans, PEGs or Silicones. You could shop for these on Amazon India.

Gift the ones you love with a Beautiful Handcrafted Bespoke Watch by Jaipur Watch Company

Jaipur Watch Company has come out with the quintessential Diwali gift, a timeless handcrafted bespoke watch with Ganesh figurine to make your loved one feel truly special.

Ganesha Engraved Watch – An exclusive Ganesha Watch which is one of a kind timepiece that has been 100% hand engraved. Several artists spent over 2 ½ months to create one perfect wristwatch.

This watch showcases fine detailing over the entire case with metal inlay work. The Dial consists of skeletonized ETA 6498 Movement, which has again been further skeletonized by hand in a pattern of “Jaali” inspired from Indian temples. A temple roof and pillars have been created inside the dial of the watch along with the “Jaali” work in the background.  The hands of the watch denote flowers used for worshipping God.

The centrepiece showcases a hand-carved figurine of Lord Ganesha sitting on the lotus flower.

Dimensions: 44 mm, Movement: ETA 6498, Sapphire Crystal in front and Case back. Hand Made Leather Strap

Price: On Request

Brewhouse Iced Tea Diwali Gift Pack 

Packed in a festive avatar and filled with joy, this Diwali iced tea hamper by Brewhouse Ice Tea is a good gifting option for sharing the happy times. The refreshing ice teas are real-brewed and slightly sweetened to add a little extra to the Diwali vibe. 

Gift Pack Includes: - 1 x Classic Lemon Ice Tea - 1 x Classic Peach Ice Tea - 1 x Mojito Lime Ice Tea - 1 x Forest Berry Ice Tea - 1 x Blueberry Ice Tea Quantity: 350ML each 

Gift Pack is priced at Rs 399.  

Westin Gurgaon's Diwali Hampers 

Surprise your loved ones and business associates with a hamper that has been handpicked and crafted especially for them. From chocolates to gourmet favourites, there is a range of these specially curated treats, handpicked to create lasting impressions. The festive hamper range comprises of the below range:

Indulgence

The beautiful leatherette hand-designed red basket makes for a perfect gift for the bon vivants, with a bottle of one of the finest champagne or whiskey, including specially crafted signature truffle chocolates, enticing Indian sweets, colourful macarons and scrumptious cookies, rich chocolate bars, sinful Baklava, exotic nuts, and an idol of Lord Ganesha amongst other delights and retail products is our most premium hamper this year.

Artisanal

The Artisanal hamper is an interesting panoply of sweet and savoury treats crafted to delight all gourmet lovers. From artisanal homemade mithai, rich dry fruit tea cakes to carefully selected confectionaries, delectable savouries to handpicked assorted nuts to Kashmiri Kahwa and a bottle of wine, this hamper is sure to add grace to your Diwali festivities. 

Divine Delights

An indulgence for the upcoming winters, this festive pink hamper includes bespoke Kashmiri kahwa, an Indian Mithai box, festive macarons, signature handcrafted truffle chocolates, scrumptious cookies handpicked nuts, TGL filer coffee collection and the festive essential hand-painted diyas and candles along with a mini Lord Ganesha idol.

Traditional Hues

This traditional rich royal blue coloured box includes an assortment of delicious festive treats like traditional Indian sweets, artisanal chocolates, hand-picked nuts, macarons, etc. And if the food isn't enough to entice you, it goes the extra mile with some beautiful Diwali décor items like scented candles, traditional toran, a Lord Ganesha idol, and festive Diyas.

TGL Tea Hamper

The TGL Luxury Tea Hamper is an aficionado’s treat, curated with some of the finest TGL products, including TGL Bridesmaid Bouquet, TGL Imperial Treasure, TGL Assorted Aspiration and TGL Filter Coffee bottle.

OZiva's Special Gifting Box

The festival has become synonymous with gifts like dried fruits and packaged foods, and while some of these may be good for one's health, others are simply loaded with calories, excess salt and sugar. Why not avoid gifting these this year and make some healthy choices for your loved ones instead. Here are some healthy gift ideas for Diwali.  

OZiva has launched a special gifting box for gifting your near and dear ones.

The box contains Superfood Greens & Herbs, Superfood Peanut Butter, Plant-based Biotin

Superfood greens and herbs is an Alkalizing Drink to improve Skin Health and Reduce Acne, Pimples. It helps in detoxification and cleansing, reducing acne and pimples causing bacteria and to maintain the pH level of the body by removing excess acid which causes bad skin and other digestion issues. Superfood Peanut Butter has herbs like Brahmi, Moringa and Pomegranate which are good for brain health and stamina and is yummy and crunchy and kids love the taste!  Plant-based Biotin is completely derived from plants to reduce hair fall, hair thinning and for stronger hair. It has plant extracts from Amla for Vitamin C and Pomegranate for Antioxidants - all this combined together provides extra nutrition to reduce hair fall.

Sattviko's Diwali Special Hamper

Sattviko brings an exclusive range of Diwali Special hamper, for its customers, so, they can use it as a gift hampers to their friends, relatives, colleagues, etc on this Diwali. 

The hampers by Sattviko consists of:-

Hamper 1: Elite Gift Box (Paan Raisins + Dry Mango + Gur Chana)

MRP: Rs 400

Hamper 2:  Sattviko Festival Pack ( Makhana + Khakhra chips, Paan Raisin and Gur Chana Pouch )

MRP: Rs 450

Hamper 3: Sattviko Premium Gift Hamper ( Gur Chana Jar, Dry Mango Jar, Paan Raisin, Ajwaini Flax Seed )

MRP: Rs 450.