Sneha’s parents have created a WhatsApp group: "Sneha’s Future – God’s Plan." It has 18 members: parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and three random cousins. They have received a "proposal" for a boy named Vikram (30, software engineer in Dallas).
Mrs. Malhotra is part of the "RWA (Resident Welfare Association) Ladies' Wing." Their job is not welfare; it is intelligence gathering. Yesterday, she saw the new tenant in Flat 204—a young, single woman—receive a pizza delivery at 10 PM. From a male delivery agent. This is suspicious. Sneha’s parents have created a WhatsApp group: "Sneha’s
Her brother, Akash (22), who needs a shower before his 7 AM train, wakes at 6:15 AM to find the door locked. He bangs. "Kavya! Open! You've been in there for an hour!" Kavya, inside, whispers to herself, "Patience, my dear brother." She turns on the tap, letting the precious hot water run down the drain, just to spite him. Their mother, Asha, mediates while frying vada pav . "Both of you shut up! Kavya, come out now! Akash, use the bucket and mug like a normal person!" This 20-minute drama repeats 365 days a year. It is never resolved. It is a ritual. Setting: A Delhi upper-middle-class colony. The Malhotras. Malhotra is part of the "RWA (Resident Welfare