: A Hindi short film directed by Kalim Khan starring Syed Mh and Shraboni Ghosh. Garmi (TV Series)

Daily life begins early. In millions of households, the day starts with the sound of a whistling pressure cooker and the aromatic steam of morning chai spiced with ginger and cardamom.

However, rapid urbanization and career mobility have fractured this into the "mutually dependent nuclear family." Today, you are likely to find a family living in a 2BHK apartment in Mumbai, but the umbilical cord to the village home in Punjab remains unbroken. The phone call at 7:00 AM and the WhatsApp group named "Sukhmani Family" are the new joint family.