ECOFRIENDLY BAGS
Shruti Khairnar
Aspecial festival like Diwali asks for special presents. Up your gifting game this festive season by opting for quirky, unique gifts that will make this year even more memorable for you and your loved ones.
HANDMADE SOAPS
Diwali is the festival during which bathing with ubtan — a traditionally-made paste — makes a comeback. A lot of luxury and boutique beauty brands have now come up with handmade and handcrafted bath products, and handcrafted soaps are just one of them. With attractive packaging to boot, these make for good gifts this festive season.
GYM MEMBERSHIP
Speaking of health, gifting a gym membership to your loved ones will go a long way in maintaining their fitness. A lot of gyms come up with great festive offers this time of the year, and gifting one would In the wake of the recently-implemented plastic ban, markets are now inundated with more eco-friendly options such as cloth and paper bags. Gifting fancy bags made out of cloth would help you spread the message of going green as well as keeping it stylish.
make for a good offbeat idea indeed.
PLANTS
There is no better time to go green than during Diwali. With the rising air pollution and the decreasing green cover in urban areas, city life has taken a setback for all. Indoor air quality is supposedly almost as bad as the outdoors, if not worse. Gift an air-purifying plant this festive season. Plants such as garden mum, spider plant and peace lily make for great gifts.