Mention the scent of spices (asafoetida, cardamom), the sound of bangles, or the vibrant colors of a drying saree.
The day in an Indian household often begins before the sun. In many homes, the first sound isn’t an alarm clock, but the rhythmic "clink-clink" of a metal stirrer against a pot—the making of Masala Chai
Let us walk through a generic, yet deeply specific, day in a middle-class Indian family home.