BATHINDA – This Diwali, people have found alternatives to sweets as gift. Since they are not sure that sweets they plan to gift to their near and dear ones would not be adulterated, they are looking for other alternatives. They are zeroing in on organic products, dry fruits and milk products.
Making a departure from the regular stuff purchased from local sweets producers, city residents are trying something different this year.
“I used to gift sweets, but this time I have purchased packets of biscuits from an exclusive biscuit shop on the Amrik Singh Road,” said Buta Singh, a resident of Multania road. A government employee, Buta said last year, he gave packets of sweets to his senior officials.“This time, I am planning to gift something that they will keep with themselves,” Buta said.
Ashok Bansal, a shopkeeper on the Ajit Road, said with Diwali round-the-corner, people were exploring other gifts like organic edibles. He said various companies had introduced special items in the forms of juices, biscuits, specially-made milk products like chocolates, dhoda, panjeeri, milk cake, soan papri, kaju pini and barfi.
Many manufacturers were introducing products which are made especially for Diwali and its sale is limited to the festive season only.
