This Indian Life: How to uphold family values

Films tell us that families are about izzat and dharm, but isn’t there anything else?

There is a phrase etched into my mind, mostly because it came from our uncle in the army. My brother and I would hang around Uncle Suri, listening agog as he told stories of war and victory. As he left, he always said these words: “Make sure you uphold the family values.”

Each family has its own set of rules, which are specific to what’s important to them(Photo imaging: Parth Garg)

Coconut, curd rice, Carnatic music and chaos epitomised by fights over property... Family values? What
were they?