Jewellery & Accessories for Diwali gifts that aren't from a supermarket shelf

Every Diwali, the same mass-produced gift boxes show up at every door on the street — identical tins of dry fruit, identical foil-wrapped chocolate. They're forgettable by design. A handmade piece from an independent seller — something crocheted, something stitched, something made fresh in a home kitchen days before Lakshmi Puja — is the opposite: it's the gift someone remembers who gave it.

Jewellery from an independent maker leaves room for real personalisation — a colour matched to her taste, a name worked into the design — in a way a chain retailer rarely offers at the same price.

9 jewellery & accessories gifts currently available, from ₹99 to ₹249.