Indians consume less than one canned beverage per head a year – far less than people in the US or UK. The can remains a novel form of packaging for many Indians, but as the middle class swells, experts predict it to become far more popular – partly because it's perceived as a higher end product.

India may be a nation of tea drinkers, but amid an expanding middle class and a vast young population, coffee culture is gaining ground. Through its cafés, brewing classes and subscription service, Blue Tokai is helping to turn the country’s coffee novices into connoisseurs.

Scotch whisky is one of the UK’s biggest and best exports; it comprises nearly a quarter of all British food and drink sent overseas. And while a third of it is bound for Europe, India has also gotten a taste for it, leading to the first increase in global whisky sales in three years.

Why are Indian families shrinking? What’s to become of the tradition of the home-cooked family meal? And how are Dalits fighting against age-old inequalities? This Cultural Snapshot uses local statistics and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by Indian people in 2016.