: Typical "happy moments" for an Indian family include Sunday lunches together, the smell of biryani filling the house, checking exam results on a shared computer, and celebrating a baby’s first steps.

Dinner is eaten late by global standards, usually between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM. It is almost always a fresh, hot meal consisting of flatbreads ( rotis ), lentils ( dal ), steamed rice, and seasonal vegetable curries. Core Values and Daily Dynamics