"In the city, you drink coffee to wake up," Amma said, handing him a steaming steel tumbler. "Here, we drink tea to remember who we are."
If you want to understand the lifestyle, look at the floor plan. The traditional Indian home is built around the Chowk (courtyard). This open-to-sky space was the original "open-plan living," allowing air circulation (vital for the heat) and serving as the hub for everything from drying turmeric to kite flying. desi brother and sister mms