Ritu Sharma, a 42-year-old bank manager in Noida, embodies the modern Indian mother’s dilemma. "By 7 AM, I have made breakfast (usually parathas or poha ), packed three different lunchboxes because one child is on a diet, one hates vegetables, and my husband forgot his, and replied to 15 work emails," she says, stirring a pot of milk that threatens to boil over. "We don't have 'me time.' We have 'we time.' And that is fine."
If you want to read the daily life story of an Indian family, read their fridge and their spice box ( masala dabba ). Savita Bhabhi Episode 143