New Delhi, May 13 -- If you live in India, you know the feeling of "Maid Holidays." Last month, my househelp told me she was going back to her village in West Bengal for the elections. She was gone for a full month.

Suddenly, I was the one responsible for the dust, the hair, and the crumbs. Instead of panicking, I decided to do an experiment with the vacuum cleaners I bought but never used regularly: a robot vacuum and a cordless stick vacuum. I wanted to see if technology could finally take over the "Jhaadu-Pocha" duty.

If you are thinking of buying a vacuum cleaner but are scared it will just sit in a corner, here is my honest experience.

I started the month relying on the D20 Ultra. In a busy Indian home, the "feet-clean" feeling is...