For most of modern housing, lighting has followed the same contracts, flip a switch, flood a room, move on. It worked-until homes started asking for more than visibility.
Most people don’t build a smart home. They collect one. A smart bulb here because it looked cool on Instagram. A motion sensor because someone said automations are life-changing.
Electricity bills in Indian homes usually do not rise because of one dramatic mistake. More often, they climb through small everyday habits that go unnoticed.