: With more women entering the workforce, gender roles are being redefined. It is becoming more common for men to participate in household chores, fostering more egalitarian relationships.

Even today, while urbanization has pushed many toward nuclear setups (a trend rising in metros like Delhi and Bengaluru), the values of the joint family persist. In a nuclear family living in a high-rise apartment, the grandparents might live next door or in the same building. The concept of "cousin-brother" or "cousin-sister" is common, erasing the Western distinction between cousins and siblings.

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