Lets Celebrate: First Giveaway of the week

Once upon a time, there was this supremely talented lady who for a number of years  "built meaningful content and creative concepts for Web, TV and Radio and played manager". One day she decided to give it all up to start something to make the lives of Indian artists and artisans better and  hers happier :)

Now who doesn’t love a fairy tale like this? And when the story becomes real we love it even more, don’t we?

Meet, Krithika the star of this fairy tale and the lady behind the much loved online store, Shopo. Handmade.Creative.Indian. That is shopo for you. Both the lady and the store need no introduction, I am sure.

Krithika and I have been touch for a couple of months. Let me tell you she writes the sweetest mails :) We’ve been wanting to do something special for all you lovely readers, forever... And then one day we were exchanging mails on festival traditions that we follow or we have created over a period of time...one thing led to another and here we are with the very first giveaway of the "Lets Celebrate" week. 

Krithika says,“Navratri for me meant sundals everyday! There is this particular "Thengai mangai Pattani" sundal my mom makes, it’s a green peas saute with coconut and raw mangoes and it is just out of the world delicious. I gave up crackers when I was ten (against child labour and stuff) and Diwali has always been family visits, Lotto housie games with them, listening to all the narakasura stories over and over again from granny and movies, not to forget all the yummy sweets”

See I told you she writes the best emails ever...full of heart warming memories. By the way what does Navratri, Dussehra and Diwali mean to you?

Now I really must stop talking and get acting. Its giveaway time folks! The first one (three more to follow...yay yay)

Krithika is giving away these Goddess notebooks to TWO of you lucky readers (These are A-5 sized journals with lines on one side and blank on the other for writing or doodling). Aren't they perfect? Especially this time of the year.They would make such apt Diwali gifts too. By the way if you are looking for Diwali gifts, shopo has tons of great options, do check them out.

The Kali Notebook

 The Lakshmi Notebook

The Saraswati Notebook

I like the fact that pictures of Goddesses has been used in such a contemporary form and on notebooks. We all know that in India it is customary when a person's foot accidentally touches a book or any written material it is followed by an apology (out of respect) in the form of a single hand gesture with the right hand, where the offending person first touches the object with the finger tips and then the forehead and/or chest. Books equal knowledge and knowledge equals God. That for me works really well here.


These notebooks have been designed by playclan

Which one do you like? I heart the Saraswati one.

Big Thanks to Krithika and to shopo for being a part of this.

Alright now let me tell you how you can win these.You are allowed three entries:

1. First entry : Leave me a comment telling me what is your favourite Navratri, Dusshera or Diwali memory.

2. Second entry: Become my and Krithika’s friend (by simply clicking on the "follow" widget here and the "like" button on shopo’s FB page). Do remember to leave me a comment telling me about it. If you are already a follower on both just let me know and I will put in another entry for you.

3. Third entry: Tweet, Blog or write about this giveaway on your FB wall and leave me a link of the same here.

This giveaway is only for residents of India since shopo currently ships only in India. But the rest of you need not be disappointed you can always participate for your loved one staying here, right? :)

The last date to participate is 17th October'11 midnight IST. I will announce the winner on the 18th of October’11 so that you get your gifts just in time for Diwali!

Good luck and see you tomorrow for another giveaway.

Images : playclan