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Around 8:00 AM, the dispersal happens. Father leaves for the bank. Mother leaves for her government job. The children leave for school, dragging backpacks heavier than their torsos. But the tiffin is the umbilical cord. At 10:00 PM, the family scatters again
But the modern twist? By 4:00 PM, the same family that prayed together is now fighting over the Amazon Fire Stick. The son wants to watch an English thriller. The daughter wants a Korean drama. The parents want a 90s Bollywood movie. The negotiation takes 20 minutes. They eventually watch nothing and just talk. Despite the congestion, the lack of privacy, and the constant noise, why does the Indian family lifestyle survive? Why don't people move out the second they turn 18? They are working remotely for a startup in
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