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1. A Palladio-style villa on Taprobane, a rocky island 252 km off Sri Lanka. For $1,000 a night (Rs 43,000 approx.), the two can reside in a...

1. A Palladio-style villa on Taprobane, a rocky island 252 km off Sri Lanka. For $1,000 a night (Rs 43,000 approx.), the two can reside in a four-bedroom property, complete with a staff of six. The house can take up to 10 comfortably. Call 00 94 91 4380275, email sunhouse@sri.lanka.net or visit http://www.thesunhouse.com

2. A prepaid his and hers tattoo, Rs 6,000 onwards

3. A membership for tango classes, approx. Rs 6,000 for two months

4. A couple’s annual membership at the Club Marriott spa, health club and swimming pool, Rs 1,00,000 to 1,50,000 plus taxes, in Mumbai and Delhi

5. Christine France’s The Chocolate Cookbook, Rs 565

6. Monogrammed stationery, including letterheads and envelopes

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7. Vintage Bollywood posters, try Mumbai’s Chor Bazaar or the Internet

8. A game of Twister, Rs 259, available at game stores. (Watch Toni Braxton’s Unbreak My Heart to find out why)

9. Wedgwood, Versace, Rosenthal or Bvlgari dinner sets, at Ravissant in Mumbai and Delhi, Rs 1,00,000 onwards

10. A year’s supply of organic coffee, delivered freshly ground every week, Rs 80 to 120 for 250 gm. Call The Coffee Club, (022) 2412 3244/ 3090 1718

11. A trampoline, 40 to 48 inches, Rs 2,750 to Rs 3,500, available at sports shops

12. A bottle of Billecart-Salmon’s Champage Brut Reserve, Rs 3,500 onwards per bottle

13. A foosball table (table soccer game), Rs 3,500, Souvenirs, Mumbai

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14. Sexy photos of your friend’s spouse, shot by a professional photographer

15. How To Deal With Your Mother-In-Law by Dr Bree Allinson, $13.95 (approx Rs 588) on amazon.com

16. Be their unofficial shaadi biographer. Follow the couple around with a digicam and also ask relatives, friends and ex-es for sound bytes

17. Bathrobes with their pet names for each other

18. Swatch’s Bunnysutra watch—male and female bunnies in various sexual positions, Rs 3,250, on request from select Swatch stores

19. An IOU for 20 hours of babysitting

20. A love seat

21. A polaroid camera

22. Classic film DVDs

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23. Zodiac RIBS (rigid inflatable boats), for seas, lakes and rivers. Rs 1,25,000. Call (022) 22041183 or email allstate@hathway.com or info@inco.co.in

24. A couple’s pass to the next show of the Vagina Monologues

25. A baby bib that proclaims ‘Notorious B.I.B’, $9.99, (approx Rs 420) at nippazwithattitude.com

26. A bonsai. Pomegranate or chickoo are the current favourites, Rs 300 onwards

27. Shobhaa De’s Spouse, Rs 250. To personalise your gift, read the book and add your own footnotes

28. Fantasie Chocolates’ edible chocolate body paint, available on order from their Mumbai outlets. You get 50 gm each of caramel and mint flavours, plus a brush for Rs 149

29. A personalised CD with their favourite songs

30. The Rani Padmavati Luxury Milk Bath, Rs 495, for 500 gm, by Forest Essentials, in Mumbai and Delhi. This decadent soak-for-two includes pure honey, milk protein, almond butter, essential oils and natural sea saltsa

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