I was in back-to-back meetings at my office in Gurugram and didn't check my phone for almost three hours. When I finally stepped out, the receptionist told me someone named "Mummy" had called asking if I was alive.

I called home immediately and she said, "Phone kis liye rakha hai jab uthana hi nahi?" I am 29 years old and apparently still not independent enough to survive three hours without reporting my location.