Sundays are also dedicated to extended family bonding. Large family lunches, shopping trips to local markets, or hosting relatives for high tea are standard weekend fixtures.
Most families now have a mix. The parents use dating apps to "arrange" matches for their children (JioMart for grooms). The children treat "arranged marriage" like dating. The result is a hybrid: assisted love marriage .
Dinner is arguably the most sacred hour of the day. It is rarely a solitary event or a meal eaten out of boxes in front of individual screens.