India, Oct. 17 -- It's begun. The invites are flowing in for six art openings, four cultural festivals, 200 mega online sales, 1 office party, 49 wedding events, two Diwali taash parties, and who know how many PDRs booked at restaurants. Brace for endless hours of dressing up, getting stuck in traffic, socialising with yet another bunch of cool people, and returning home later than you thought you would.

Who wouldn't be overwhelmed? The festive months are hard enough on extroverts. Introverts have it even worse. So, plan early to stay sane through it all. We're tackling every problem.

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