The sun had barely begun to warm the terracotta tiles of the courtyard when the scent of cardamom and ginger drifted from the kitchen. In the Sharma household, life was a symphony of sounds: the rhythmic clinking of bangles as Meera prepared the morning chai, the distant chanting from the neighborhood temple, and the soft rustle of her grandmother’s cotton saree.

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Later that evening, as the aarti flames rose towards the elephant-headed god Ganesha, Amra put a piece of modak (sweet dumpling) in Meera’s mouth.

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