{"id":7801,"date":"2018-06-30T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2018-07-01T18:10:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T18:10:46","slug":"gifts-for-a-dinner-hosts-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/gifts-for-a-dinner-hosts-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Gifts for a Dinner Host’s Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
Let’s say you are currently on a business trip in India and an Indian colleague invites you over for dinner\u00a0\u00a0\u092d\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u0906\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(bhojan ka aamantraN<\/i>) with his family. No matter where you are in the world, it is not only polite to take a gift\u0909\u092a\u0939\u093e\u0930\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(uphaar<\/i>) for your host, but it is also a great way to break the ice and get your host to warm up to you.<\/div>\n
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What gifts\u00a0\u0909\u092a\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span><\/b>\u00a0do you take with you have been invited over to someone’s house?<\/div>\n
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If you are short on time or haven’t had the opportunity to know your hosts long enough, a box of mithaai\u00a0\u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u093e \u0921\u093f\u092c\u094d\u092c\u093e\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(mithaai ka dibba<\/i>)\u00a0is always sure to please. Try an assortment of the diamond-shaped cashew cake,\u00a0\u0915\u093e\u091c\u0942 \u0915\u0924\u0932\u0940\u00a0(kaju katli)<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>or\u00a0\u0905\u0902\u091c\u0940\u0930 \u092c\u0930\u094d\u095e\u0940<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(anjeer barphi<\/i>) which is made of figs and nuts like almonds and pistachios.<\/div>\n
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If there are little children in the house, sweet treats like biscuits (cookies) or chocolates can win them over. Cookie sandwiches\u00a0with fruit-flavored cream filling\u00a0are known as\u00a0cream biscuit<\/b>\u00a0in India, and\u00a0rarely fail to delight. Older adults appreciate an assortment of dried fruit and nuts that includes the more expensive cashew\u00a0\u0915\u093e\u091c\u0942\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(kaju)<\/i>, almonds\u00a0\u092c\u093e\u0926\u093e\u092e\u00a0(badam)<\/i><\/span><\/b>, pistachios\u00a0\u092a\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u00a0(pista)<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>, and raisins\u00a0\u0915\u093f\u0936\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0936<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(kishmish).<\/i><\/div>\n
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Assorted stationery (Image by Nitya)<\/p><\/div>\n

And if your host has school-going children, stationery is a hit almost any time of the year. Fancy pencil cases (magnetic, character, multi-compartment); coloring sets; sharpeners; notebooks, scented erasers, ink\/fountain pens\u00a0\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u0940<\/span><\/b>\u0915\u0932\u092e<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(syaahi kalam<\/i>)\u00a0are all great gifts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Just a little note to all ye out there in the Western world–in India, an eraser is called “rubber.” If you go to a stationery store, that’s what you want to ask for if you want an eraser.<\/p>\n

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Character pencil case with in-built sharpener and multiple compartments. (Image by Nitya)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Let’s say you are currently on a business trip in India and an Indian colleague invites you over for dinner\u00a0\u00a0\u092d\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u0906\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923\u00a0(bhojan ka aamantraN) with his family. No matter where you are in the world, it is not only polite to take a gift\u0909\u092a\u0939\u093e\u0930\u00a0(uphaar) for your host, but it is also a great way to…<\/p>\n

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