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Diwali gifting comes with a familiar little dilemma. You want something thoughtful, beautiful and useful, but another box of sweets or a last-minute dry fruit hamper can feel a bit predictable. Then there is the annual challenge of choosing gifts for people who already seem to own everything. Your mother has enough decorative bowls to open a shop, your best friend buys hersel...

Navratri has a way of turning ordinary evenings into colourful celebrations. One day you are choosing flowers for the puja, the next you are checking the colour of the day, looking for the right earrings and wondering whether your dupatta will survive a particularly enthusiastic round of Garba.

The nine days of Navratri bring nine colours, nine moods and plenty of oppo...