The festival of Raksha Bandhan involves a lot of sentiment and emotion on both sides as sisters tie a rakhi to express their affection for their brothers, who return their sisters' feelings with sweets and gifts. Rakhi sweets are an inseparable part of Raksha Bandhan as they add a lot of sweetness and charm to this festival.To begin with, sweets are a part of the small formal ceremony that involves the tying of the rakhi on the rakhi pooja thali where they find an honorable place along with other auspicious items such as rice grains, betel nuts, coconut and other pooja items.

Gifting a box of Rakhi Mithai along with other gifts is a popular trend. Sisters gift their brothers with a box of sweets along with tying a rakhi. Sweets are also shared amongst family members. Typically brothers also make a return gift along with a box of sweets to express their gratitude and appreciation.

A variety of traditional and contemporary rakhi sweets and rakhi mithai are trendy during the Raksha Bandhan festival. Delicious and mouth watering sweets like barfi, pedas, rasgullas, gulab jamuns, kaju rolls, pista rolls, anjir rolls, kaju katli, malai pedas, kalakand, etc. are amongst the hot favorites for this festival. Other contemporary sweets include chocolates, chocolate truffles, chocolate baskets, fudge, dark chocolate, Swiss Toblerone, and a variety of other delectable chocolate varieties.

Dry fruits and dry fruit combinations are equally popular. Cashew nuts, pistachios almonds, raisins, and figs are amongst the regulars. Truly, rakhi sweets hold an important place during the Raksha Bandhan festival and surely increase its charm and traditional appeal.

By: Nihit Aurora

Best Selling Rakhi Sweets in India:

Mawa Peda Box

Badam Pista Mawa Roll

Rakhi With Gulab Jamun

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Raksha Bandhan has its usual emotional and sentimental strings tied to it along with the usual small formal ceremony that goes along with it, in which sisters tie a rakhi to their brothers' wrists to express their love and sisterly affection. On this occasion, sisters also present their brothers with gifts along with the rakhi or as a return gift.Rakhi gifts are popular amongst people of all ages, and give rakhi gifts to their brothers young or old. A brother's rakhi gift can be a good t-shirt or a formal shirt, a pair of trousers, sun glasses, perfumes, wallets, rings, mp3 players, portable electronic items, and anything that can convey the message of a token of fondness and affection.

Sisters living abroad also send rakhi gifts to India to their brother living here. Rakhi gift hampers for brothers are especially popular. Some of the trendier rakhi gift hampers can be rakhi with a bunch of chocolates, Butter Scotch Mithai with designer rakhi and card, Kaju Katli Mithai with designer mithai and card, dry fruits in decorated cane basket with rakhi and card, and many other popular configurations.

Sending a rakhi gift to India is very simple nowadays, especially with the advent and the rising popularity of the internet. Many websites such as Infibeam.com have placed a brilliant catalogue of rakhi gifts online for this occasion. Simply log on to the site and click on the product you like. Once the product is added to the cart, you can either shop for more or proceed to checkout. Choose from the many options to pay and the website will take care of the rest of the logistics from order processing to delivery.

By:Nihit Aurora

Best Selling Rakhi Gifts in India:

Specially for you

Rakhi Rocher Day

Cutie Hamper

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The festivals of lights, fireworks and sweets; Diwali is undeniably the most popular and widely celebrated event in India. Diwali is that time of the year when you show your gratitude to loved ones in a special way by buying exclusive Diwali gifts.

Diwali corporate gifts are integral to almost every organization irrespective of whether the festival is observed in grandiosity or is a simple affair. Corporate Diwali gifts may include an array of options like curios, personalized photo calendars, electronics and much more.

Corporate Diwali gifts have become more popular with the western influence. Customized Diwali gifts are perhaps one of the most widely observed gift options. Corporate Diwali gifts work out at affordable rates and are one of the better means to market the brand and develop good-will among business associates.

Come October and the wait for Diwali is accompanied by festive preparation, merriment, Diwali cleaning and of course the purchase of Diwali gifts. Customized corporate Diwali gifts may either go as accompaniments or the sole gift.

Stationary and desk top gifts, sweets and dry fruit combos, crockery, utensils, electronic gadgets like Apple iPod, MP3 players, cameras, mobile phones and much more make excellent corporate Diwali gifts. Gold jewellery has a special place among Diwali gifts. The festivities include a day dedicated to Goddess Laxmi; therefore gifting gold jewellery during the auspicious occasion is certainly considered a sign of prosperity.

By: Amrith K.A.

The second Sunday in the month of May is celebrated as Mother's Day. The heart of a mother is a deep abyss and at the bottom, one will always find boundless love. Mother's day is one such special occasion to express love and say 'thank you' in a special way. Infibeam.com has risen to the situation and introduced a bunch of new and exclusive Mother's Day gifts in an all-inclusive online store.

Speaking about the endeavor Mr. Vishal Mehta, the CEO and founder, Infibeam.com said "Mothers Day is a very special occasion and in order to commemorate this event, we have embarked on an exclusive store, profuse with fabulous gifts for mothers."

The comprehensive product display comprises flowers, scrumptious cakes with special messages, cookies and combo gifts, apparel, jewellery and a striking array of show pieces. What's more, exclusive skincare products to indulge mothers with and attractive hampers make the gifting experience complete.

A personalized gift is another ideal option. Customers may choose from a fine assortment of templates like mugs, apparel, calendars and much more. They may be customized with pictures and messages to add a personal touch to the gifts. A suitable gift voucher is yet another option. Besides these gifts, customers can choose from a wide range of electronic gadgets, home appliances, exquisite home decor and curios.

Make this mother's day a truly special one with choicest gifts, chosen from an articulate array.

About Infibeam.com:
Infibeam.com is a wonderful and exciting new destination online. The company focuses on selling a variety of products via the Internet, which includes latest mobiles, books, cameras, watches, health equipments, gifts, apparel, and a lot more at guaranteed lowest prices.

Choose a product of your choice and leave the rest to Infibeam.com! Team at Infibeam.com is dedicated to provide you with the lowest prices, best selection, and a really cool experience you will find no where else online.

Online Books store moves to In.com shopping platform, extends the reach of popular books, improves shopping experience and selection for customers shopping online.

In.com (www.in.com), a Web18 venture which is the Internet and Mobile arm of Network18, a full media conglomerate, and Infibeam.com (www.infibeam.com) today announced that the two companies are launching a co-branded books store on In.com Shopping (www.shop.in.com). The new co-branded books store will allow millions of visitors on In.com to purchase new and interesting books of their choice at very attractive prices.

The co-branded books store will operate under an agreement whereby Infibeam.com will be responsible for merchandising and inventory management including website content for books store and order fulfillment. Speaking about the landmark agreement, Mr. Vishal Mehta, founder and CEO Infibeam.com said, "This partnership is an honest effort to offer booklovers the ultimate in online purchase of books in a much wider platform like In.com".

Mr. Rahul Sethi, Group Head, e-Commerce of In.com is quite upbeat about the deal and said, "We want to make a wide range of books accessible to the entire Internet audience in India and the books would be competitively priced as you would expect from In.com Shopping. Our alliance with Infibeam.com will be a great win for customers, and we are looking forward to introducing books teamed with Infibeam.com".

The In.com site teamed with Infibeam.com offers a complete books store solution for new and returning customers, providing a vast product selection, a seamless shopping experience and information resources to make books buying fun. The books selection is expected to continue to grow in the coming days.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

http://www.infibeam.com/Books/
http://www.shop.in.com/

About IN.com:
In.com Shopping is a part of In.com which caters to the entire internet consuming audience. The In.com construct is based on the fundamental needs of any online user and the site is home to all content that act as drivers for accessing the internet today. From READING news, blogs, feeds and information to WATCHING videos, from LISTENING to music to PLAYING games, from MAILING to SEARCHING for products, holidays, grooms and SHOPPING.

About Infibeam.com:
Infibeam.com is a wonderful and exciting new destination online. They focuses on selling a variety of products via the Internet, which includes latest mobiles, books, cameras, watches, health equipments, gifts, apparel, and a lot more at guaranteed lowest prices.

Choose a product of your choice and leave the rest to Infibeam.com! Team at Infibeam.com is dedicated to provide you with the lowest prices, best selection, and a really cool experience you will find no where else online.

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The Partnership
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Power of Partnership

The king of fruits - Mangoes, are indeed the best antidote for hot summers. Come summers and the refrigerator is laden with various fruits depending on individual choices. Mangoes and melons are by far the best loved fruits. Among Mangoes, the Alphonso variety is a favorite and is considered to be the juiciest of them all.

Mangoes are an integral part of meals and surpass savories and sweets when served as welcome treat. The squashed pulp of mango is consumed throughout India in order to beat the heat. It is believed to nullify the body heat and the delectable taste makes it all the more alluring.

Boxes of mangoes are sold and bought in India during the season. This seasonal fruit is also sent to family and friends. Buying boxes of mangoes is made feasible with the innumerable online marts that cater to the customer's specific needs. You may procure them at any of the online marts.
Send Mangoes to India:

Premium Alphonso Mangoes

Devratna Alphonso Mangoes

Mangopeti Alphonso mangoes

Mango is a seasonal fruit and will last till early monsoon. So make the best of it while it is available. Send mangoes to India and get the ripe and juicy fruit delivered at your loved ones doorstep.

By: Amrith K.A

Personalized gifts add a special touch to any occasion. The warm gesture of the one giving gifts and the graciousness of the recipient are equally significant. Irrespective of the occasion, gifts have an innate quality of putting a smile on the recipient's face. Personalized gifts have a uniqueness about them which is bound to make the recipient smile.

Best Personalized Gifts:

Photo T-Shirt

Collage Poster

Photo Prints

As you go about procuring personalized gifts you would have thought of numerous ways to add a special touch to it. Personalization is essentially a procedure wherein you can get exclusive gifts of your choice customized. Predictably, personalized gifts are the most preferred choice of late.

Personalized gifts may include a curio, handicraft, apparel and resourceful gifts like calendars. Curios can be transformed into personalized gifts by adding a suitable inscription. Apparel when customized with an appropriate picture becomes personalized gifts, for friends and the special someone.

Best Gifts for your loved ones in India:

2009 Photo Calendar

New Year Greeting Card

Photo Mug

Besides this, pillow covers, coffee mugs, collage posters, soft toy and much more could also be personalized with pictures or motifs of your choice. There cannot be a better gift option for loved ones. Photo calendars are by far the most ingenious personalized gifts for New Year. They make excellent presents for colleagues, business partners, family and friends. Promotional photo calendars are the latest fad in the corporate world.

Personalized gifts indeed have a way of making your loved ones feel special. As New Year is fast approaching, get hold of suitable pictures to be customized on various gift templates and get started. Buy exquisite personalized gifts, this New Year's eve and see your dear ones beam at your thoughtfulness.

By: Amrith K.A.