Best gifts for girlfriend under ₹1,000

You get a heart necklace that clicks together with magnets and an adjustable hug ring, boxed and ready to hand over. Since the ring adjusts, you skip the size guessing that ruins most ring gifts. It's more cute than serious, so I'd save it for your first or second birthday together, not your fifth.

It comes in a gift bag with a printed pouch, so there's nothing to wrap. Once the perfume's finished, the pouch carries on as her makeup or charger bag. Already has a signature scent? Then go for the bath set below.

Her initial on a little chain is personal without shouting "boyfriend gift", which helps if her parents don't know about you yet. Quick heads-up: the link opens the letter A, so pick her letter before you pay. And give her initial, not yours. Trust me on that one.

You get a body wash, a body mist and a body oil (100 ml each), and it'll last her a whole semester without hogging her hostel shelf. No idea what she likes? Vanilla almost never goes wrong. I'd bet the mist ends up living in her bag.

Hallmarked silver, so they won't turn her ears green. The little star drop is dressy enough for a wedding and still fine for class. If she wears earrings every day, these will barely leave her ears. Silver darkens over months, so tell her to keep them in the box and keep a polishing cloth handy.

A desi flavour in a mini cake that serves three or four, so her roommates get a slice and nothing sits uneaten in a room with no fridge. Get it delivered to your address and take it to her gate before in-time. If she'd pick rasmalai over chocolate truffle any day, this is a no-brainer.

This is for the metro card, the college ID and that one debit card she's always digging for at the counter. It fits in a clutch or a back pocket. And the peacock print looks Indian without looking like an airport souvenir. Great if she carries a tiny bag and no wallet.

Her phone's on 8% by 4 PM, and the plug points in a shared room are always taken. This one charges over USB-C, the same cable most new phones use. Not romantic at all, I know. But she'll use it daily, pakka, and think of you every time it saves her.

One for the day, one for the evening and one for night, in little bottles made to live in her bag. Perfect for the girl who goes from class to an internship to dinner without going home in between. Three scents also take some of the risk out of buying perfume blind. Just pick this or the perfume pouch above, not both.

Twenty pages of your phone photos in a hardcover that closes, which really matters if she shares a room or goes home for the holidays. Put one photo per page with a line under it, not four tiny ones squeezed together. Order at least a week ahead, because printing adds days that a ready-made gift doesn't need.

It's an acrylic cartoon of the two of you on a wooden stand, about the size of a small photo frame. On a desk in her own flat or PG, it's adorable, but in the bag she takes home for Diwali to a family that doesn't know about you, it's a big problem. Send a clear, front-facing photo of both of you so the faces come out right.

You get 208 lined pages for lecture notes, a planner or that journal she keeps meaning to start. Put a photo of just her, or her with her friends, on the cover, so she can carry it to class without explaining anything. Use a photo she actually likes of herself, and ask her best friend if you're not sure.

The date gets spelled out in 8 to 10 of your photos, and it's about 41 cm wide, so she'll need a wall or a shelf for it. Use the day you met, or her birthday if you don't have many photos together yet. Of everything here, this is what she'll keep forever. Just not in a hostel room with no wall space.