Minimalist "Intimate Weddings" vs. the traditional "Big Fat Indian Wedding."

A major content battleground. On one side, fitness influencers demonize rice, ghee, and sugar. On the other, nutritionists like Rujuta Diwekar defend traditional eating—arguing that the roti and chawal our grandmothers ate are not the enemy; ultra-processed "health foods" are.

: A cornerstone of social life, demonstrated through the practice of touching the feet of elders to seek blessings and using respectful forms of address.

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