New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- There are at least 30 emails in my inbox, claiming that this festive season has been the biggest AND baddest of them all. There are, funnily enough, also an equal number of messages stating that there's not a single gadget worth buying-painting two very different pictures in India, a country that happens to be one of the world's largest markets for consumer electronics.

You must rightfully ask: what's all this hoopla about with this 'festive' season? Do people still wait until Diwali to buy the gadget they want?

Turns out, yes they do. The first three days that mark the beginning of Navratri/Durga Puja/various other festivals across myriad Indian communities are usually the ones that Amazon and Flipkart target to h...