Marriages are rarely just between two people; they are a union of two families.

Harish, meanwhile, is fighting his own war. He is trying to book a train ticket to his hometown for a cousin’s wedding. He cannot navigate the IRCTC (Indian Railway) website. He calls his grandson in college in Pune, who screen-shares and does it in 90 seconds. Harish sighs. "In my day, you just went to the station and stood in line." He says this with pride, not regret.

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By 7:30 AM, the bathroom queue is a logistical miracle. Toothbrushes are shared, a single bucket of water is used for a "mug bath" to save resources, and the geyser (water heater) is turned on for exactly 15 minutes. No one complains. This is the unspoken grammar of collective living.