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Diwali Gifts | Easy on your wallet—Gifts below Rs1,000
We have scouted for items below Rs 1000 across cities and unearthed gifts that will not pinch your pocket
Urbanladder.com: Kaleido slotted serving tray made from old reclaimed soda crates, Rs999.
Green the Gap, 24/3 Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: iPad case made with tyre rubber, Rs880.
Good Earth, Select CityWalk, Saket, New Delhi; Raghuvanshi Mills, Lower Parel, Mumbai; UB City Mall, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore: Balloon string lights, Rs950.
Soto Moto, 24/2 Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: Bus shaped piggy bank, Rs950.
Green the Gap, 24/3 Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: Recycled purse, Rs690.
Pure Home and Living, DLF Place, Saket, New Delhi; Infiniti 2 Mall, Malad (West), Mumbai, 23 Indraprastha Equinox, Koramangala, Bangalore: Britty wine glasses in amber, purple, red and clear, Rs195 each.
Claire’s, DLF Place, Saket, DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj; Phoenix Market City, LBS Marg, Kurla, Mumbai: Bath confetti in three colours, Rs400 each.
Pajama project by Rashmi Watwani: Cotton pyjamas in twill checks, hearts and floral prints, Rs500.
Pink Elephant: Paddy the Panda from Monster Hugs collection, Rs999.
Yellow Button, 1st Cross, Indiranagar, Bangalore: Channapatna wood tea light holder, Rs710 for a set of two.
The Museum Shop, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai: Paint-an-elephant-and-peacock kit by Akansha, Rs380.
Art Papyrus, N Block Market, Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi: Boxes, Top down Rs150, Rs300 and Rs350.
CMYK, Mehar Chand Market, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Soup recipe book marks, Rs350.
Silk Road and Beyond, N Block market, Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi: Paint brush hooks, Rs950.
Napa Dori , MeharChand Market, Lodhi Road, and Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: leather wire clip, Rs550 for 4.
Home Stop, Select Citywalk mall, Saket, New Delhi; Inorbit mall, Link Road,Malad (West), Mumbai; Raheja Point, Magrath Road,Bangalore; and Inorbit mall: Wine buddies for your glasses and a bottle stopper, Rs599.
Diwali Gifts | Easy on your wallet—Gifts below Rs1,000
Urbanladder.com: Kaleido slotted serving tray made from old reclaimed soda crates, Rs999.
Green the Gap, 24/3 Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: iPad case made with tyre rubber, Rs880.
Good Earth, Select CityWalk, Saket, New Delhi; Raghuvanshi Mills, Lower Parel, Mumbai; UB City Mall, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore: Balloon string lights, Rs950.
Soto Moto, 24/2 Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: Bus shaped piggy bank, Rs950.
Green the Gap, 24/3 Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: Recycled purse, Rs690.
Pure Home and Living, DLF Place, Saket, New Delhi; Infiniti 2 Mall, Malad (West), Mumbai, 23 Indraprastha Equinox, Koramangala, Bangalore: Britty wine glasses in amber, purple, red and clear, Rs195 each.
Claire’s, DLF Place, Saket, DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj; Phoenix Market City, LBS Marg, Kurla, Mumbai: Bath confetti in three colours, Rs400 each.
Pajama project by Rashmi Watwani: Cotton pyjamas in twill checks, hearts and floral prints, Rs500.
Pink Elephant: Paddy the Panda from Monster Hugs collection, Rs999.
Yellow Button, 1st Cross, Indiranagar, Bangalore: Channapatna wood tea light holder, Rs710 for a set of two.
The Museum Shop, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai: Paint-an-elephant-and-peacock kit by Akansha, Rs380.
Art Papyrus, N Block Market, Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi: Boxes, Top down Rs150, Rs300 and Rs350.
CMYK, Mehar Chand Market, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Soup recipe book marks, Rs350.
Silk Road and Beyond, N Block market, Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi: Paint brush hooks, Rs950.
Napa Dori , MeharChand Market, Lodhi Road, and Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi: leather wire clip, Rs550 for 4.
Home Stop, Select Citywalk mall, Saket, New Delhi; Inorbit mall, Link Road,Malad (West), Mumbai; Raheja Point, Magrath Road,Bangalore; and Inorbit mall: Wine buddies for your glasses and a bottle stopper, Rs599.