In Bihar, you don’t visit anyone empty-handed. And you rarely leave empty-handed either.
The box you carry
Going to see relatives, visiting for a festival, meeting a new family: there is always a box of sweets, a bag of fruit, something from home. It’s how a visit begins.
The bag you’re given
And when you leave, the bag gets fuller. Thekua for the train, achar for the hostel, a packet of sattu, makhana for someone else’s mother. Every journey out of Bihar carries a little of it with it.
Our gift boxes
The Dalan Tales gift boxes are meant for exactly this: something to carry when you visit, or to send to someone who can’t come home this time.