Gift from the Orient

Go natural is the word at the ongoing Thailand Week in Chandigarh. As many as 31 stalls full of stuff from the ‘Land of Smiles’, loads of handicrafts, hair accessories and more...the place sure deserves a visit. The Tribune is one of the media partners of the event.

Herbal flavour

There is a massage stall that offers herb-based balms in lemongrass and citron fragrance, as also essential oils. The Gold Cross Yellow Oil promises to take care of everything, right from stomach-ache to muscle pain and is available in different packings from Rs 200 onwards. 

Food corner

Foodie if you are, there are quite a few stalls catering to your kind. Tong Garden gets the best of nuts, seeds and fruits properly packed for you. Enough of empty calories; try Nutrioz wafers. Mix root vegetable crisps in different flavours, which claim to have zero transfats. 

Clothing line

There isn’t much in terms of apparel, but if some stone-studded T-shirts or dresses are on your mind, there is a lone stall offering it. While a multicoloured short stone studded dress can set you off by Rs 5,000; tees are available at Rs 1,500 onwards. We particularly like Marilyn Monroe tops with her red pout in black and white!

There is one expensive stall that makes decorative stuff from leaves, seeds and dried blooms; there is an interesting lamp that switches on at the snap of your finger as also some loafers and bags. Relatively a smallish affair compared to its last outing, if you want to shop or interested in trade tie-ups, it’s on till April 2. — TNS

(On at Himachal Bhawan, Sector 28, Chandigarh)