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Kalyani Srinath

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

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

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

Of Birthdays, Biology and Bad Decisions

Kalyani Srinath

February 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM IST

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A Seat in the Back, A View of the Country

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

Kalyani Srinath

February 7, 2026 at 4:27 AM IST

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

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

Kalyani Srinath

January 24, 2026 at 6:48 AM IST

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The Audacity to Say No

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

Kalyani Srinath

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.

Kalyani Srinath

January 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM IST

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The WhatsApp Message That Costs a Child Their First Real Win

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

Kalyani Srinath

January 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM IST

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Thirty Keyboards, One Quiet Reminder

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.

Kalyani Srinath

December 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM IST

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Kaapi Catastrophes and Poker Patriarchs of Margazhi Chennai

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

Kalyani Srinath

December 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM IST

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Screen Masters and Meme Queens: Parenting Without the Manual

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.

Kalyani Srinath

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

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.

Kalyani Srinath

December 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM IST

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The Unseen Faith that Carries Us Home

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.

Kalyani Srinath

November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM IST

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Why Your Partner Hates Instagram, and Other Stories

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.

Kalyani Srinath

November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM IST

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

Kalyani Srinath

November 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM IST

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

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.

Kalyani Srinath

November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM IST

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

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.

Kalyani Srinath

November 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM IST

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The Annuity of Human Connections

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.

Kalyani Srinath

October 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM IST

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

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.

Kalyani Srinath

October 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM IST

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

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

Kalyani Srinath

October 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM IST

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

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

Kalyani Srinath

October 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM IST

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Beyond the Doors: Where Hope and Humanity Endure

In waiting rooms, time slows and hope lingers. Beyond verdicts and diagnoses, they hold shared resilience, quiet courage, and the belief that tomorrow may be better.

Kalyani Srinath

September 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM IST

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Why Menopause Remains Invisible in India’s Health and Homes

India celebrates motherhood and menstruation with rituals and care, but menopause remains invisible—ignored by health policy, workplaces, and even families.

Kalyani Srinath

September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM IST

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Gen X at the Crossroads of Care

India’s Gen X holds two worlds at once—parents resisting frailty, children sprinting ahead. They keep households humming on vigilance and love as their own lives slip out of focus.

Kalyani Srinath

September 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM IST

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Why “Opposites Attract” Feels So Good, But Isn’t the Whole Story

Does love really thrive on opposites, or do lasting bonds depend on shared values and quiet alignment that outlasts the first spark of difference?

Kalyani Srinath

September 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM IST

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Mumbai’s Addiction to Apathy

We call it resilience. In truth, it’s addiction, the dangerous habit of enduring neglect until survival itself becomes the city’s only virtue.

Kalyani Srinath

August 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM IST

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A Thread That Holds More Than it Ties

In a world of staged celebrations, a quiet Raksha Bandhan visit shows how the simplest gestures can carry the deepest bonds.

Kalyani Srinath

August 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM IST

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The Never-Empty Nesters: When Grown Kids Refuse to Fly

More young Indians are choosing comfort over independence, delaying empty nests and slowing economic momentum in ways that ripple through the nation.

Kalyani Srinath

August 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM IST

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A Tale of Two Cities: Where Journeys Aren’t Measured in Miles

Not all changes make headlines. Some are slow, quiet, and deeply personal. And some stories begin long after you’ve left. This one starts in a place you thought you knew.

Kalyani Srinath

August 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM IST

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From Rebellion to Reflection: The Parent We Didn’t Want to Be

Middle-class Indians are rediscovering the quiet wisdom in old routines—realising, with irony and grace, that they’ve become what they once resisted.

Kalyani Srinath

July 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM IST

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Love, Actually: An Analog Anomaly In A Digital World

In a world of instant gratification, love remains a gradually compounding asset. Its quiet dividends—trust, care, and connection—often yield the highest emotional returns.

Kalyani Srinath

June 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM IST

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The Ugly Beautiful Of Motherhood: An Undervalued Economic Pillar

Despite shaping human capital and sustaining economies, motherhood remains undervalued in policy, pay, and perception across homes and workplaces.

Kalyani Srinath

June 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM IST

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