Forget the heavy, dark-wood furniture of the 1990s. The current Indian lifestyle aesthetic is about breathability . Young homeowners are mixing Madhubani paintings with IKEA shelves. They are pairing Charkha cotton throws with Italian marble floors.

Indian culture is not a museum piece; it is a living, breathing organism. It is the smell of jasmine incense mixing with the aroma of filter coffee at dawn. It is the sight of a businesswoman in a blazer touching the feet of her grandmother for blessings. It is the sound of temple bells overlapping with the Azaan (call to prayer) and Christmas carols.

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