Wish upon a bar (code)

On December 12, 2009, real estate agent Namrata Garg felt like a princess from a couple of centuries ago. Around 4 am in the cold Jaipur dawn, she looked out of the window of Samode Palace, which gave a strategic glimpse of her future.

WHILE the gift registry was introduced in the US as early as 1924, it has been a long time coming where the Indian market is concerned. Couples are finally learning that it makes sense to specify what they want as a me, when I was in the US, where I was based for 13 years, I found that there were weddings happening in India which I could not attend, and I promised to gift whenever I happened to be in the country, but that never happened," explaining how the gift registry was born.

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We repeatedly hear people complain about the gifts they get at their weddings or birthdays or other gift receiving occasions. A lamp which doesn't find a decent spot to park itself, or a hand-blender who feels out of place with the other state of art equipments around it, or the gangs of sparkling handmade-paper envelopes who characteristically make their way into a newly wedded couple's life, with or without invitation! Whether you need any of these things is mostly not taken into consideration by the Gift giver. Perhaps it's what they would themselves like to have or most probably it's something that fits within their budget or probably they have got the gift from someone else and they just want to pass it on.

Your wish is their command

On the next wedding, anniversary or birthday that you attend, be rest assured that you are carrying the ideal gift. Chandana Banerjee discovers the latest trend to hit the markets, that of the gift registry and helps you pick up that oh-so-perfect gift.

Trusha Shah – India's 1st Gift Registry Portal Entrepreneur

Entreprenuership was always in the blood. I come from a family background of highly educated & professional grandparents, parents & brother, living and working in Dubai for years. However I never believed in getting top notch degrees and start working for a big company or an MNC. I always thought, "Why should I work so hard for someone else & make his company bigger? If I can put the same efforts for my own business, some day, I may get a successful business name. Though I did work as a 3D animator & graphic designer for a few yrs in dubai and in Mumbai, I was always appreciated for my work and hard work. That's when I always thought, that I should make full use of my own efficiency rather someone else benefitting out of it.

Trusha Shah – India's 1st Gift Registry Portal Entrepreneur