Kalyani Srinath

Kalyani Srinath, a food curator at www.sizzlingtastebuds.com, is a curious learner and a keen observer of life.

The Rooms We Raise and Reduce — Who Decides Success Earns It?

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When you walk into a room with influence, do you expand it, or dominate it?

Kalyani Srinath

February 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM IST

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Six Degrees of Parenting

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Of Birthdays, Biology and Bad Decisions

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February 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM IST

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A Seat in the Back, A View of the Country

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It began as a routine Uber ride—until a single sentence changed everything.

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February 7, 2026 at 4:27 AM IST

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Let Them Wait: Why Delay Still Matters in an Instant World

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In a world of instant access, waiting becomes a lesson. Delay teaches patience, value, and responsibility in ways speed never can.

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January 24, 2026 at 6:48 AM IST

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The Audacity to Say No

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Why love, to endure, must learn the language of limits.

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January 17, 2026 at 6:12 AM IST

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From Chai Chats to Voter Silence: Unmasking Young India's Quiet Revolt

A dinner-table question opens a window into why educated, ambitious young Indians are disengaging from voting, and how their apathy masks a deeper reckoning.

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January 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM IST

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The WhatsApp Message That Costs a Child Their First Real Win

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A reflection on modern Indian parenting, where gentle interventions meant as love may quietly deny children the chance to own failure, effort and growth.

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January 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM IST

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Thirty Keyboards, One Quiet Reminder

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Thirty children, glowing screens, and a missed plan collide on Christmas morning—offering a quiet, unexpected lesson about attention, freedom, and the music we almost don’t hear.

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December 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM IST

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Kaapi Catastrophes and Poker Patriarchs of Margazhi Chennai

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Margazhi Chennai promises music, memory and magic — but also demands stamina, humour and a willingness to adjust expectations.

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December 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM IST

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Screen Masters and Meme Queens: Parenting Without the Manual

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Today’s “entitled” kids aren’t spoiled — they’re adapting. They’re digital natives using humour, boundaries and tech to survive smarter in a chaotic world.

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December 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM IST

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A for Avocado, R for Rizz: The Green That Rewired India’s Tastes

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Avocado has slipped from “butter fruit” obscurity into India’s kitchens and cafes, reshaping tastes with bold mashups, quiet wellness trends, and quirky cultural twists.

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December 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM IST

The Unseen Faith that Carries Us Home

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From whispered prayers to digital aartis, faith adapts and endures, offering calm in chaos and meaning in routine—because some reassurances need no logic. Aisa hi hota hai.

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November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM IST

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Why Your Partner Hates Instagram, and Other Stories

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From filters to FOMO, reels to relationship drama — Instagram has become the unofficial counsellor, critic and chaos machine shaping how couples love and argue today.

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November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM IST

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Sorry, But Are We Really Sorry? The New Face of Apologies

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November 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM IST

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The Quiet Allure of Johatsu: Why Some People Choose to Disappear

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In Japan, some people simply vanish, not in despair, but in search of peace. Johatsu reveals a yearning to step away, start anew, and find quiet freedom.

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November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM IST

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The Cult of the Confident: How India Fell for Online “Experts”

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From fitness hacks to financial “wisdom,” India’s feed is full of confident creators. But when charisma outpaces credibility, who pays the price? Often, all of us.

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November 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM IST

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The Annuity of Human Connections

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In today’s economy of constant transactions, kindness remains our most undervalued asset. Invest wisely, because emotional wealth, like financial growth, depends on balance, boundaries, and the courage to compound compassion.

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October 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM IST

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The 2% Vegetarian: Misunderstood, Mis-fed, and Mildly Irate

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A reflection on the forgotten 2% of vegetarians, neither vegan purists nor paneer loyalists, who crave imagination and respect in their meals, not beige monotony.

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October 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM IST

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When Bonds Bend, Not Break: The Fragile Weight of Connection

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When old bonds resurface, the real question isn’t why they faded, but whether they deserve space again.

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October 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM IST

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Who Moved My Cheez? Surviving the Everyday Chaos of Lost Objects

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Life’s daily battles aren’t grand. They’re about your charger, your chair system, and the mysterious forces that keep moving your stuff.

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October 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM IST

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The Bureau

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US Slaps 126% Duty on Indian Solar Exports, Subsidised Parts From China Under Lens

Duvvuri Subbarao on India’s Growth, Inflation Targeting and Centre–State Faultlines

Learning to Shoot: I Tried to Fly Before I Could Walk