Planning a BRICS Gala Dinner at Home: Delhi Jugaad & Family Nakharas

Using a humorous, stream-of-consciousness style, the author compares the frantic preparation of a Delhi family dinner to the high-stakes hosting of a diplomatic state banquet for world leaders. The narrative satirizes the social anxieties of domestic life, focusing on the absurd obsession with branding, presentation, and the desperate attempt to impress opinionated relatives. Ultimately, it reflects on the tendency to elevate mundane household hospitality to the level of international diplomacy.