🛵 The chaotic 5-minute goodbye at the gate — “Did you take your water bottle? Call when you reach!”

🍛 Evening snack time — bhajiyas with chai, while neighbors drop by unannounced, and suddenly it’s a mini party.

It begins with the clanking of steel glasses, the whistling of pressure cooker (usually cooking up some magic with dal or upma), and the smell of filter coffee or masala chai wafting through every room.

📺 Prime time TV — family debates over whether to watch the news, a reality show, or that 90s sitcom rerun for the 100th time. (Dad always wins.)