Our patience was flickering like a 48-year-old tubelight at this point, but, as soon as we set foot inside Rajiv uncle’s store, we couldn’t help but stay on for him to give us a well-guided tour. He told us that a lot of his antique lights (he does only antiques btw!) are bought by designers/owners of heritage resorts. Every small and big light that was on the shop’s wall looked distinctly Indian, and we learnt that the owner still believes in sticking to old hand-cut glass and brass moulding techniques.
The prices here are a bit on the higher side because it’s all handmade, but we found outdoor lights for INR 4K and royal chandeliers in sparkling green stones for around INR 18K. So, if your mum’s on a home-improvement spree, we suggest you take here.
P.S. The owner is a very sweet and helpful, and was even covered by the BBC for his lovely lamps.