The day begins long before the city’s traffic hums. Dadi (grandmother) is the first awake, her soft prayers mingling with the scent of incense and the morning Arati . By 7:00 AM, the kitchen is a hive of activity. Aditi, the youngest daughter-in-law, balances a crying toddler on one hip while stirring a pot of masala chai—the unofficial fuel of the Indian household.