India, Sept. 19 -- We've always been a family of humans - individualistic, yet together. A few months ago, a four-legged sibling entered our lives: A kitten with naughty eyes and shiny white fur.

With her arrival, new responsibilities were added into our otherwise easygoing life. The first challenge? Finding the perfect name. My brother, an accomplished chef, listed kitchen ingredients until we all unanimously agreed on Imli. We imagined her as a khatti-meethi, chulbuli Imli and she's lived up to our expectations.

Next came the task of making her feel at home so she wouldn't miss her feline family. The sociologist in me became obsessed with her socialization, ensuring she learned to eat at designated times and places and slept in a dedi...