Stuck in a small confusion about Infrared leds and receivers?
Element14 has an India based store, and they carry these IR devices. 
Here is one for 66 rupees:
http://in.element14.com/vishay-semiconductor/tsop38238/ir-receiver-45m-38khz-th/dp/2395954?MER=MER-BPR-4PPM-SP-VSHY-OD&amp;

You may want to do research into what the carrier frequency of your remote is also. Most are generally around 35 - 40khz, and the receiver I provided a link to is 38khz. It should work, but if you want to be safe I suggest you look it up. Or, if you have an old TV lying around, you can pull one out of that.

Hope this helps.