The most cherished stories emerge from this twilight hour. As the family sits together, perhaps watching a television serial or simply lounging on the diwan (cot), the narrative of the day is unwound. The father recounts a difficult client; the teenage daughter shares a triumph at a debate competition; the grandmother narrates a memory from 1972, linking it to a lesson for today. These stories, passed down in the vernacular of love and teasing, are the family’s oral history. They teach resilience, humour, and the art of seeing life as a continuum, not a series of isolated events.