The West romanticizes the nuclear family; India still (largely) operates on the Joint Family system. This means the grandparents live with you, the unmarried uncle sleeps in the next room, and cousins are raised as siblings.
Globalization has reshaped urban Indian lifestyles. Co-working spaces, dating apps, and fast food are common in metros. Yet, paradoxically, the more India modernizes, the more many cling to tradition. Arranged marriages persist (now often “assisted” by online matrimony sites). Career women still perform karva chauth fasting for their husbands. Tech professionals fly home for Ganesh Chaturthi . The West romanticizes the nuclear family; India still