Brothers are notoriously bad at giving feedback, which works in your favour. Birthday gifting between brothers sits in comfortable territory — expectations are lower than for parents, stakes are lower than for a partner, and most brothers genuinely appreciate anything that works. The trap is defaulting to something edible or decorative when your brother almost certainly wants something he'd buy himself but won't justify spending on. In joint households, elders sometimes notice if you visibly spent more on a sibling than on a parent's occasion. Keep that context in mind.
The ₹1,000 to ₹3,000 band is where electronics accessories live: earbuds, power banks, smartwatches that are functional without being aspirational. Below ₹1,000 you're mostly at wallet or wallet-adjacent territory, which reads as low-effort past the age of fifteen. Above ₹3,000 you're into flagship accessory pricing where the gift announces itself, which can feel showy between brothers who see each other daily. This middle band says 'I thought about it' without requiring a ceremony.
The pitfall specific to brothers: giving something you clearly also want. A gaming accessory, a gadget, a subscription — if your brother suspects you're buying it half for yourself, the goodwill evaporates. Pick something mapped to his hobby or routine, not the overlap of your wishlists. Brothers remember this calculation more precisely than they let on.