Long before the sun burns through the dust of the subcontinent, the day begins. In a middle-class home in Jaipur, is the first to stir. She lights the brass diya (lamp) in the small prayer room, the puja ghar . The chime of the bell and the smell of camphor are the family’s natural alarm clock.
The daily life stories of an Indian family start early. Not at 7:00 AM, but often at 5:00 AM. Long before the sun burns through the dust