A "Day in the Life" series contrasting a joint family in Varanasi vs. a solo bachelor in Mumbai. The rituals change, but the rhythm remains surprisingly similar.

In the West, holidays are days off. In India, festivals are the infrastructure of life.

Forget Tinder; Indian dating often starts on Jeevansathi (a matrimonial site). The modern practice is "dating with intent to marry." A couple might go to a brewery on a first date, but by the third date, they are discussing kundali (horoscope matching) and dowry (now illegal, but persists as "gifts").