By 6:00 AM, the house is fully awake. Neha, the eldest daughter (19), is in the bathroom queue, trying to finish before her younger brother, Arjun (14), who will inevitably barge in asking for hair gel. Their mother, Kavita, packs three lunchboxes: rotis with leftover baingan bharta for Ramesh, paneer parathas for Neha (who has a college exam), and simple ghee rice for Arjun, who is picky. She also adds a small plastic dabba of sliced cucumbers and a pinch of salt—because every meal must have a vegetable.