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To the elderly watchman, Babu Ram, who sat on a plastic chair under the peepal tree, Rohan gave the first glass. Babu Ram took a sip, closed his eyes, and said, "Now summer can come. Now it is welcome."

"Watch me."

Rohan looked down the lane. Someone had hung a wet sheet over a window. Somewhere, a pressure cooker whistled. And in the distance, the kulfi wallah's bell rang for the first time that season. when summer starts in india

By 9 AM, the temperature had crossed 38°C (100°F). The lane was silent except for the drone of ceiling fans and the occasional clang of a pressure cooker. Rohan filled a large earthen pot ( matka ) with water and ice. He added the green concentrate, stirred, and carried it downstairs. To the elderly watchman, Babu Ram, who sat

His grandmother, Amma, was already in the kitchen. She didn't need an alarm. She had the sun. Someone had hung a wet sheet over a window

Amma handed him a basket of small, green, rock-hard mangoes. "Wash these. We'll make panna for the whole building. But first—look."