Dinner out with friends—craft beer and wood-fired pizza. But everyone is on their phone, ordering for parents back home via Zepto (10-min grocery delivery).
Breakfast. Avocado toast (trendy) with chai (traditional). They argue about who will call Arjun's mother. Meera lost last time, so it's her turn. She dials. The first 10 minutes: "Yes, we ate. Yes, we slept. No, not pregnant yet." Dinner out with friends—craft beer and wood-fired pizza
The boys brush their teeth at the common tap in the corridor, where three neighbors are already washing clothes. Ramesh shaves using the rearview mirror of the building's parked scooter. Avocado toast (trendy) with chai (traditional)
In Indian cities, privacy is rare, but adjustment (the art of making do) is a superpower. Story 2: The Punjabi Farmhouse – "Joint Family, Joint Chaos" Characters: The Dhillons—grandfather (retired army), grandmother, two married sons with their wives and kids (total 11 people), plus two dogs and a cow. She dials