Anniversary gift-shopping in Bangalore

Gifts make any occasion special. An anniversary gift, however, signifies that and much more. And for those of you who are clueless about anniversary-gift shopping, here’s something to go by.

Traditionally speaking, each year signifies a particular theme, and you are supposed to give gifts related to that theme. For example, the first anniversary year has paper as its theme, hence your gift should be related to paper; the fifteenth would be something in crystal or glass; the twenty-fifth would typically be a china-based gift, the fiftieth would be gold and on your sixtieth anniversary you are supposed to shell out some extra dough for a diamond. Now does the term “silver” or “diamond” jubilee make any sense?

It would be great if you could go by the book while getting your gifts, but it wouldn’t do too much harm either if you go for contemporary alternatives—clocks, for the first year and a pair of watches for the fifteenth year. For the twenty-fifth anniversary something in silver—be it a silver jewellery or a pair of silver cufflinks—to commemorate the day can do the trick. Celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary with gold jewellery, and ring in sixty years of togetherness by surprising your partner with a diamond!

So, where do you pick up these gifts? Well, you can start of at Ever Exotica a gift shop on Castle Street. What’s more you can even get them to deliver any gift to any part of the world! William Penn at Forum or in Koramangala next to Barista is another place where you can get good items—both stationery and otherwise—such as, unusual paperweights, wall clocks, a bag of golf clubs, wallets and bags. For jewellery check out places like Ganjam’s, C. Krishnaiah Chetty & Sons and Tanishq.

Other anniversary gift solutions, which need not necessarily be in tune with the year-theme, are simple items like ethnic home furnishings that range from cushions and bedspreads to bolsters and serviette sets. Shops like Fab India, Prachi’s, Shyam Ahuja and Swadeshi are solutions to your shopping needs.

So, here’s to a happy shopping for anniversary gifts!