A kitchen in a traditional Indian family is a complex logistics center. It requires the management of twenty different spices, a tiffin box system for school and office, and the impossible math of cooking for unexpected guests (because in India, guests never call ahead; they just arrive).

It is not all roti and roses. The Indian family lifestyle is under immense pressure.

Every Indian household has a thousand stories that never make it to the news. The story of the dal that burnt because the mother was crying over a secret sorrow. The story of the father who quietly paid the tuition fees by selling his watch. The story of the siblings who fought like cats but, when one moved abroad, cried so hard the passport got wet.