Gifts For Indian Grandparents

Choosing gifts for Indian grandparents can seem overwhelming to some people because of the uncertainty of what their grandparents like or need. This is due to the significant age difference between the grandchild and grandparent.

Grandparents play a vital role in their grandchildren’s lives in every culture and corner of the world. They all love them unconditionally and are by their side through all the ups and downs that they may go through. They are there to comfort them and give them advice when the grandchildren feel that they cannot turn to their own parents in fear of being misunderstood.

Many Indian families try to maintain their Indian traditions, where the extended family members all live together in one large household. Usually, the grandparents are the head of the household and very involved in their grandchildren’s upbringing, which also enables the children to become just as close to their grandparents as they are to their parents.

While the children are in the Indian grandparents care, the grandparents commonly perform the following roles:

• Indian grandparents are looked up to and respected as they share their experiences, knowledge, tradition, cultural customs, and rich history to their grandchildren.
• By growing up in large families, the grandchildren are taught to share, treat everyone with respect, and care for others, especially for their family members.

It is only natural for grandchildren to want to give grandparents something special in return to show their affection and appreciation for all they have learned from them.

Indian grandparents may have strong beliefs and traditions but also enjoy household items that make their lives a little more pleasant, just like any other grandparents.

In today’s modern world, there has been a considerable amount of changes in the lifestyle of the newer Indian generations. Many end up relocating for better opportunities to find work or for school. They are forced to break away from their families and live in other countries far from home, leaving the grandparents alone at home.

These changes also bring other adjustments to their lives, leading to some of today’s youth losing their strong traditions and cultures. Some of them marry outside their Indian society, going against the Indian culture of an arranged marriage, which causes changes to their lifestyle.

These Indian families have learned to adjust, and they become more modernized than their grandparents. However, some still hang onto their strong traditional upbringing and tend to connect with their cultural roots from time to time. As a result many young Indians these days find it difficult to find a special gift for their grandparents because they are not that close or because they are scared that their grandparents might find the presents culturally inappropriate or unauthentic.

When deciding on what sort of gift you would like to give your Indian Grandparents, you will need to think about the grandparent’s personalities, likes, and dislikes, etc. Only you would know what type of gift they would prefer you to give them, especially if you have spent a significant amount of your childhood with them. You will have to decide whether you want to get them more traditional gifts, or more practical ones for a more modern world, all while keeping in mind that they are very conservative and would not appreciate any expensive gifts

Below is a list of gift ideas for Indian grandparents that we have put together. The gifts are split into two categories (the traditional gifts category and the modern, more practical gift category).