Life Lessons
Lessons from Animal Farm That Still Apply Today
George Orwell ’s Animal Farm may have been written in 1945, but its relevance has not faded. What appears to be a simple story about farm animals…
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What Im Thinking Today
The Beauty of Ordinary Days We Often Overlook
Sometimes I wonder if life hides its treasures in plain sight. Not in the grand moments — the promotions, the birthdays, the big wins — but in thos…
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Personal Reflections
Small Habits That Improved My Finances Without Feeling Like a Sacrifice
For a long time, I believed money management was about big leaps — huge savings, cutting down expenses drastically, or hustling day and night. But …
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Life Lessons
The Day I Told My Director I’m Leaving
Have you ever thought about how difficult it is to inform your employer of your decision to leave? Not through a cold, typed email. Not during a fo…
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Habits and Routines
The Gentle Art of Routines
Whenever someone says the word routine , many people imagine boredom. They think of alarm clocks that ring too early, planners filled with strict tim…
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Book Summary
Coffee Can Investing – A Book That Changed How I Look at Wealth
When I first came across Coffee Can Investing by Saurabh Mukherjea , Rakshit Ranjan , and Pranab Uniyal , the title itself hooked me. Coffee Can? …
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Deep Talks
How It Feels to Support Your Partner Right After They’ve Left You
When a relationship ends, many expect a clear separation — silence, distance, and time for both hearts to rebuild. But what if life doesn’t allow tha…
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Book Summary
Psychology of Money
When I picked up The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, I wasn’t looking for formulas or market predictions. I wanted to understand why money mak…
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Investment Journal
The Coin That Changed My Morning
When I look back on my investment journey, it’s hard to believe where it all began. It wasn’t with careful planning. It wasn’t with a detailed st…
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Personal Reflections
Salary in the Early Days: Between Pride and Planning
When you’re just starting your career, your salary is often small — so small that, when you compare it to what you might earn in a few years, it alm…
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Life Lessons
Silence Is a Response – The Art of Not Engaging With What Doesn’t Serve You
When I was a kid, I saw my grandfather at the market. A man shouted at him over a small argument about change. My grandfather didn’t say a word. H…
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Deep Talks
Why We Hold On to People Who Are Already Gone
There’s a strange kind of pain in holding on to someone who isn’t really there anymore. Whether they’ve left our lives physically or drifted away em…
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Life Lessons
The Day an ISUZU Took Flight – And Landed Inside a House
2024 was already shaping up to be an unforgettable year for me at Techspire Wireless Pvt. Ltd — but not for the reason I thought. Our company didn’t…
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Deep Talks
The Paradox of Control: Letting Go to Gain More
For the longest time, I believed that control was the ultimate key to success and peace. If I could just manage every detail perfectly—whether it w…
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Book Summary
Animal farm
Imagine this A farm full of exhausted animals, ruled by a careless human master. One night, the animals dream of freedom — a world without humans,…
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Life Lessons
The Lesson I Learned Too Late
Life has an unusual way of shaping us. Sometimes it teaches quietly, almost like a gentle tap on the shoulder. Other times, it delivers the lesson li…
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What Im Thinking Today
Why We Wait for the “Right Time”
We all do it. We delay starting. We delay deciding. We delay living the thing we say we want. And the excuse is always the same: “I’m just waiting fo…
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Habits and Routines
The Habit of Talking to Myself
I talk to myself a lot. No, not in the “shouting at walls” way — more in the “keeping myself company in my own head” way. It started quietly, without…
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Book Summary
Start With Why
Introduction Simon Sinek ’s Start With Why isn’t just another book on business strategies — it’s a fresh perspective on how leaders can inspire pe…
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Culture
Chithirai Thiruvizha 2011 — Summer, Sweets, and Stories
It was May 2011. I had just completed my 6th standard, annual examination leave had begun, and I was at home, ready for the one thing I always look…
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Kali Reads is my personal space where I share my thoughts, views, and unique perspectives. You'll also find glimpses of the books on my shelf and what they mean to me.
