: Lifestyle is often guided by Karma (action) and Dharma (righteousness).
In the kitchen, the "common purse" of the family was at work; his uncles and father discussed the monthly expenses over the whistle of a pressure cooker. This wasn't just a meal; it was a ritual of Atithi Devo Bhavah —the belief that a guest is akin to God—even if that guest was just a son returning home.
Which do you want?