Diwali Abroad Is Lights in a Window Nobody Else Notices
Diwali outside India is a working Tuesday with a puja squeezed into the evening. The people you want to reach are eight thousand kilometres and a bad connection away. Order from where you are; we post it where they are.
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Start writingPick the date and we will tell you the last day to order.
We post within 48 hours, and delivery takes 3-7 working days. We never collect on a Sunday.
Why send a letter
Ordered there, delivered here
You never touch a courier form or an international shipping rate. We post within India - the distance is our problem, not yours.
No time zone to negotiate
No calculating whether it is too early to call. The letter arrives on the right day and waits politely.
Proof you are still theirs
Families worry that the ones who left are drifting. An envelope with your handwriting on it settles that question wordlessly.
Start from a heartfelt sample
Borrow a line, or let it spark your own words. Our writing assistant can help you finish.
Diwali here is a normal working day. I lit two diyas on the windowsill and nobody on the street knew why. It made me understand what our whole street at home is actually worth. Happy Diwali - I'm fine, I'm fed, and I miss you more at this time of year than any other.
Another Diwali from here. I've stopped trying to recreate it and started just remembering it instead, which hurts less and means more. You two built every good festival memory I have. Happy Diwali, Maa-Papa. The ticket is booked for the winter.
Happy Diwali from the land of no mithai worth eating. Send me a photo of the house with all the lights on - that's all I want this year. Eat my share and tell Maa I'm wearing a sweater.
What actually arrives
- Your letter on thick cream paper, folded by hand.
- A handwritten thank-you card - in every letter, no charge.
- The envelope - Kraft Brown or Deep Red, your choice, no charge.
- A wax seal, pressed flowers, ribbon add-ons you choose
Posted anywhere in India, tracked, with postage already in the price.
Choose how to send it
Handwritten
Written by hand on premium paper - the most personal way to say it.
From ₹699₹999 to start, priced by length
- Real ink, written by hand
- A handwritten thank-you card, in every letter
- Postage included - anywhere in India
Printed
Beautifully typeset on quality paper - clean, clear and elegant.
₹499₹799 one price, up to five pages
- Choose the typeface
- A handwritten thank-you card, in every letter
- Postage included - anywhere in India
Can I order a Diwali letter from abroad to be delivered in India?
Yes - that is one of the most common orders we get. Pay online from anywhere, give us the Indian address, and we post it there. Handwritten is 699, printed 499.
Will the letter reach before Diwali?
We produce your letter within a day and send it by tracked post - typically 3-6 days anywhere in India. Order about a week before the festival to be comfortable. Post volumes climb steeply in the fortnight before Diwali, so earlier is genuinely better for this one.
Do I have to deal with international shipping or customs?
No - nothing crosses a border. You order from overseas but the letter is produced and posted inside India, so there is no customs form, no international rate and no tracking that gives up at the airport.
What do NRIs write to family in India at Diwali?
Write about the difference honestly - what Diwali looks like where you are, what you have stopped being able to recreate, what you picture when you think of the house. Families want to know you still think in those pictures.
Can I send letters to several relatives in different Indian cities?
Yes - place one order per address. Each one is written individually, so nothing reads like a circular.
Can I pay in a foreign currency?
Checkout is in rupees and most international cards work directly. If a card is refused, write to us and we will sort out an alternative before the festival rush.
Can you send sweets or a gift along with the letter?
No - we produce and post letters, not parcels, so mithai and gifts travel separately. Most people send the box by courier and the letter through us, timed to land in the same few days. They arriving apart actually helps: the sweets are the custom, the letter is the part nobody expects.
I don't know what to write. Can you help?
Start from the samples on this page, or use our free writing assistant to shape a draft in your own voice. You approve every word before it is written out and posted - nothing goes in the envelope that doesn't sound like you.
Can I make it feel more festive?
Add a wax seal or scented paper, and up to 10 printed photos (50 each) - a photo of the family at last year's Diwali is the enclosure that gets the biggest reaction.
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