Two weeks before Diwali, the house is turned upside down. "Spring cleaning" in winter. The mother is throwing away old newspapers while the father is arguing with an electrician about fairy lights. The smell of gulab jamun (sweet dumplings) frying in the kitchen mixes with the smell of paint. The children are fighting over which firecracker to light. On the night of Diwali, the family stands on the terrace. The sky is orange with fireworks. The mother puts a tilak (mark) on the father’s forehead. For that moment, all the stress of the daily grind vanishes. They are just family .

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P.S. Maa just yelled that I left the lights on in the storeroom. Some things never change.

: Despite being depicted as an upper-middle-class housewife, Savita's desires transcend social barriers, making her a character that resonated with a broad demographic.