Even in a modern Mumbai high-rise, the nuclear family lives in a "vertical joint family." Grandparents visit for six months a year. Uncles and aunts are just a WhatsApp voice note away. The boundary between private life and family life is porous.
This is the time for "sharing." The father shares his work frustration. The mother shares the gossip from the vegetable vendor. The child shares a meme. The grandfather interrupts with a story from 1972.
The lifestyle is beautiful, but it is not without friction. The modern Indian family is caught in a generational tug-of-war.
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