What: Wishberry gift registry service, visit www.wishberry.in, registration free. 

Why: Because your friends have no gifting imagination and you really don’t need another striped shirt. This brand new online registry lets you pick presents from their expanding catalogue (rafting trips, foosball tables, Blackberry, clothes from Mango and Promod) or start a fund for your dream purchase for which they’ll send you a cheque. Your friends can buy individually, or gang up to chip in for a single product. 

When: You want present perfect.

What: The Camiz by WETHEPPL, to order email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or buy on www.wethepeopleareready.com, Rs 2,200, ship nationally and internationally.

Why: If you’re stranded on an island with no luggage, pray that you’re wearing the Camiz. Super cool and versatile, this cotton shirt works as a top, tunic or really short dress. Designed for men and women by a collective of creative wonks from Toronto, it comes in different colors and styles including The Doctor, The Professor and wait for it – the M.J.!

When: You want a shirt locker.

What: Free logos and designs by Jar Head Creatives, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , view his work at www.jaredcreado.deviantart.com or visit the Facebook group here.

Why: Yes, we really did say free. Graphic designer Jared Creado is clearly big arted, designing logos and posters at zero cost through his week old company, Jar Head Creatives. If you insist on paying though, he won’t refuse.

When: You need to survive on love and fresh flair.

What: Made-to-order drop crotch pants for men by Mayank Anand and Shraddha Nigam, for an appointment email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , start at Rs 4,000, ship nationally

Why:  Dear boys,

We hope these pants find you in the best of shape – to fit into them, you’ll need to be. Crafted in cool muls and muslins, their new and far out silhouettes drop the crotch but pick up cool jute and silk detailing. See attached our favourite airy Dhoti Shorts in ikat.

Cheers, Secret Scouters

When: You want to dress on the fly. 

What: ASAP – Any Surprise Any Place, call +919810888498 or log on to asap.co.in, Rs 1,200 onwards.

Why: Tie your message to a helicopter’s end / Thumbs Up to the pilot, and say send / And as it buzzes in the bright Mumbai skies, / Your mate will look up and say, “Quel Surprise!”

Besides messenger planes, this quirky surprise service also does champagne in limos, live bands at airports, songs in telegrams, and pretty much anything else you can think up.

When: You want to go from Hallmark to high mark.

What: Vertical Orgy boxers from Cheap Sex, available at multiple outlets in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, and Ahemdabad, visit   www.cheapsex.co.in, Rs 450.

Why: They may be printed with silly innuendos, but these boxers from Cheap Sex will make you grin before you bare it. They have multiple designs, but we stand by the Vertical Orgy piece sporting a sea of legs with underwear around the ankles.

When: You can’t work with a brief.

It’s against bpb policy to mix alcohol and engines, but we’ll make an exception for Big Wheels Motoring Café and Pub, a brand new resto-bar on the old Mumbai-Pune highway, which serves cocktails and grub to motor enthusiasts in a garage-like setting. Just make sure your chauffeur’s your plus one.

What: Cheesemaking farmstay, Acres Wild, Coonoor, visit www.acres-wild.com or call +91 9443232621 or (0423) 2232621, Rs 3,000 a night for a double room.

Why: Get stinky this summer at an idyllic little farmstay in the Nilgiris where you can live in a rustic cottage and learn how to make your own cheese, from gruyere to camembert.  Other things to do: fishing, farming and raiding owner and retired filmmaker Mansoor Khan’s documentary collection.

When: You want to go curd watching.

What: The whole Indian kit and caboodle by Chumbak, shop online at www.chumbak.in, start at Rs 60.

Why: Turban-printed tins and namaste charms: much of the stationery, magnets and other bric-a-brac from this just-launched design label might be clichéd, but it’s also irresistibly cute. bpb loves travel pens that come with rolled up city guides, colourful boxers and a Save for Goa piggy bank.

When: You want to Chumbakwamba.

What: Della Adventures, take the Khandala exit on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, 10 am to midnight daily, call 09870971000 or visit www.dellaadventure.com, Rs 500 cover charge.

Why: Zorbing, motorcross dirt biking, rappelling, jet skiing, zooming around in an ATV: this newly-opened park offers an insane variety of adventure sports as well as a full bar and three restaurants (advance booking required). Overnight accommodations open in May.

When: You want to visit Rock-a-Della Centre.