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The Kitchen: A Temple of Diversity Unlike Western cooking, an Indian breakfast is not cereal. It is a production. In the South, it might be idli and sambar; in the North, parathas loaded with pickles. The mother often wakes up two hours before everyone else just to pack tiffins (lunch boxes). The daily story here is one of sacrifice: she packs the tastiest food for her husband and children, while often eating leftovers standing at the kitchen counter.

While the world often views the Indian family through the lens of the Joint Family (multigenerational households), the landscape is shifting: The Nuclear Shift