As I scroll through Instagram seeing pictures of perfect, quiet, minimalist Western homes, I look around my crowded room. There’s a pile of Amazon packages, a stack of old National Geographic magazines my dad refuses to throw away, and the faint smell of agarbatti (incense) mixed with instant noodles.
By: The Desi Diary
This is the golden hour for chai and biskoot (biscuits). The entire family gathers in the living room. The TV is on, playing a loud soap opera or a cricket match, but no one is watching it. Everyone is talking over it. My father discusses politics. My brother discusses his girlfriend (carefully, in whispers). My grandmother discusses the digestive health of everyone in a 2-mile radius. The secret ingredient of the Indian family lifestyle is a word we call Adjustment . Indian bhabhi -- HiWEBxSERIES.com