India, Oct. 12 -- Strap: Making Diwali shopping twice as fun, Hindustan Times Festival of Gifts is running across 19 cities! After much anticipation and excitement, seven avid readers won gift vouchers and smartwatches for the October 8 quiz contest, marking the end of week three celebrations. Pawan Gurjar, North Head-Print and Radio, Publicis Media I spend one hour of reading the newspaper everyday. It was a wonderful experience speaking to a winner and congratulating them. It's a great platform for the clients and good engagement for the readers. My daughter, who is in eighth standard has also started participating. This was my first experience doing a virtual raffle. I love gifts, sweets and the get togethers that come in the festive season. Ramandeep Kaur, Director, Blessings Advertising Pvt Ltd You need to be updated on the latest tech, and HT has a wonderful selection of them as gifts for its winners. I consume my news mainly digitally. However, there is still a large section that consumes print news. Though some people would say that largely people have moved away from print, but those who are part of the universe of news, print still matters to them. Jisko aadat hai woh chorega nahi, aage badega bhi wohi jo padega. Shobhit Parmar, Vice President, WPP Media Growing up, I was the only one in a boy's hostel with a bi-weekly subscription magazine and would read newspapers regularly. Being a part of the initiative today, I realised the connect it has built over the years spanning three seasons with its readers. It's always nice to give gifts to someone. There is a still a large space for traditional things I feel. Niti Kumar, COO, Starcom Diwali Melas, good food, and gifts sum up festival for me. I always look forward to it every season. I had terrible luck winning at quiz, back growing up in Kolkata. The excitement of your name coming in newspaper when you win something is the best cherished memory. I like trying out new fitness gadgets and HT's selection of gifts are the best! Santosh Mishra, Managing partner digital, WPP Media It's a great initiative that's very exciting to participate! The older the programme is, the more eyeballs it starts to catch. And now the participation is going up which is great. The expectation is always simple that, "I'll be the lucky guy or girl" to win. But it's a game of probability, but the excitement of scanning is always there. Winner quotes:- Deep Chandra Joshi, Retired government official, Delhi I've been participating for a long time, and I'm so glad to have won twice this year! It feels absolutely amazing and truly special. This win has doubled my joy and festive excitement. Couldn't be happier - Hindustan Times has made my Diwali twice as bright! Lajpat Sharma, Retired government official, Delhi Winning for the first time feels truly exciting and special! I've been participating for a very long time, patiently waiting for my turn. Finally winning now makes me feel so happy and fulfilled. It's a wonderful surprise that has really made my day. I'm grateful to Hindustan Times for this amazing opportunity. Adarsh Bhardwaj, Businessman, Delhi I've been participating in the Festival of Gifts for the past 3-4 years, so finally winning it feels absolutely amazing! I even used to participate through my family members' numbers, hoping to get lucky. And now that I've won, it truly feels worth the wait. My wife will be so glad to hear this news - it's made our day! Photo - L to R: Shobhit Parmar, Vice President WPP; Ramandeep Kaur, Director, Blessings Advertising Pvt Ltd; Niti Kumar, COOc Starcom, Pawan Gurjar, North Head-Print and Radio, Publicis Media; Santosh Mishra, Managing partner digital, WPP Media...