In the kitchen, Riya, the youngest daughter, is already awake, scrolling through her phone with one hand while holding a spoonful of sugar for her father’s tea. "Baba, your BP," she calls out, not looking up. "I’m putting only one spoon."
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Grannies do their Pranayama (breathing exercises) on the balcony. Fathers argue with the newspaper boy about the delivery time. Mothers, the undisputed CEOs of the Indian household, juggle packing lunch boxes. In a middle-class Indian family, the lunchbox is a love letter. It is partitioned into four tiny compartments: roti (flatbread), sabzi (vegetables), dal (lentils), and a pickle that can clear your sinuses.
"Ten more minutes!" yells Vikram, the older brother, who is preparing for his UPSC exams. He has a book in one hand and a toothbrush in the other.