Three thousand kilometers north, in the galis (alleys) of Old Delhi, a spice seller uses a QR code scanner for a digital payment, while simultaneously shouting the price of turmeric in a sing-song intonation unchanged for five generations.

In India, the chaos isn't the bug. It's the feature.

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Don't try to understand it. Just buy a pair of kolhapuri chappals (leather sandals), learn to say " Thoda adjust karo " (adjust a little bit), and take a deep breath.