: Many families start their day with joint prayer or religious ceremonies, followed by a breakfast typically prepared by the mother. The Dinner Table

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The highlight of the day. The TV is on (a soap opera where a woman in a red sari is crying because her twin sister betrayed her). The table is a mosaic of dishes: dal, chawal, sabzi, papad, pickle , and curd.

Sunday is not for sleeping in. It is for the Sag (market). The entire family treks to the local bazaar. The father carries the heavy bags. The mother negotiates the price of okra. The kids eat golgappas (street food). In the evening, they watch an Amitabh Bachchan movie on a grainy cable channel. This is the bedrock of the Indian family lifestyle —togetherness in the mundane.

As the sun sets, the house settles. The "evening snack" of chai and biscuits provides a brief lull before the homework and chores resume. It’s a life defined by —where personal space is a foreign concept, but support is never more than a room away.