Food is the primary love language of an Indian family. If an Indian mother asks, "Have you eaten?" she is actually saying, "I love you."
As nuclear families move to Gurgaon and Bangalore, the grandparents are left behind in the "native village" or small city. They have a smartphone but no one to call. The family lifestyle now includes a "daily check-in call" at 9:00 PM. It is a poor substitute for the physical warmth of a grandchild's hug, but it is the compromise of modernity.
"The coaching class was okay," Arjun mutters, though everyone knows he’s stressed about exams.
Indian family systems, collectivistic society and psychotherapy