<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[chai unfiltered.]]></title><description><![CDATA[santhoshi's library.]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshislibrary.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:51:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.santhoshikavali.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ eric dane - forever mcsteamy]]></title><description><![CDATA[when illness is brought into public conversation, it does something to us. a diagnosis that is deeply personal suddenly becomes headlines and discussion in quiet chit-chat and between friends who whisper, "did you see?" but when someone like eric dane enters the space, the conversation shifts from medicine to a reality. for decades, audiences have watched eric dane on our televisions inhabit characters that have been imprinted in us. his charisma as mark sloan in grey's anatomy , his...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/eric-dane-forever-mcsteamy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6998cd31fc53c40638623938</guid><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/288234_711dc1d89811430399bd05d038e87a76~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_904,h_660,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[❤️ a love letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[valentine’s day has been sold to us in loving pinks and reds, sold to us in bouquets and boxes of chocolates. but this year, i’m thinking of a different kind of love. a quiet kind of love. the kind that doesn’t come wrapped. the kind that feels like home. we talk so much about the romantic kind of love, the butterflies, the surprises, and the grand gestures. but there’s also love in the ordinary. it’s in remembering how someone takes their coffee, sending that “did you get home safe?” text to...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/a-love-letter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698eb2dd208f61f311bab385</guid><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><category><![CDATA[✏️ opinion pieces]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:39:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/288234_c2726942fd834e4bb34a45b7aaa7f0d1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ a note for the end of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[i'm ending 2025 without a neat, little takeaway. unfortunately, nothing that can be tied up in a bow. some things became clearer, others weren't. a few things asked for patience i didn't know i had, and some answers never arrived at all. this wasn't a year that rewarded things i was used to. what did change, though, was my relationship with understanding. i learned that not everything around us needs to be processed immediately and not everything benefits from being explained. sometimes just...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/a-note-for-the-end-of-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6954b91a4158de223fa40adc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:09:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3116d8d7105049a5a4ab1b1f3ac5345b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ when the storm quietly began]]></title><description><![CDATA[six years ago, on december 1, 2019, the first known case of what we now call covid-19 was recorded. nobody knew that a single diagnosis, something that was quiet, remarkable, barely noticed outside one hospital, would ripple outward and reshape the entire world as we see it. it didn't come with sirens, or headlines, or global panic right away though. it arrived softly, almost invisible. and then everything changed. six years later, it is strange to look back and remember life before the...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/when-the-storm-quietly-began</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692dafeee538efb7fb187fd7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:37:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9b67af5755e54f2385b4a3028f279f70~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ thanksgiving '25 - at the table together]]></title><description><![CDATA[thanksgiving has often been painted in warmer tones. we have longer tables with comfort food laid out in front of us, loud rooms full of people who feel like our home. it is a holiday that allows us to pause, to take a deep breath, and to name the things that we are grateful for. and yet for many of us, gratitude does not show up alone. it arrives hand-in-hand with something that seems much quieter, but more complicated. grief. maybe this year looks different for you than years before. maybe...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/thanksgiving-25-at-the-table-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6927b4cad6cfa96de9ea35ae</guid><category><![CDATA[ reader's choice]]></category><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:33:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80d5ec69e0994cf5b0721774a8202302.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ say hello to "our jaan"!]]></title><description><![CDATA[over the past eight months, a small idea kept coming back to me. something that started of as a quiet item on my to-do list, became something that i couldn't ignore much longer. today, i can finally share what i've been working on. this project was born out of care, a need for connections, and deep belief in the value of life in all its forms. jaan  means 'life' or 'soul' in many south-asian and middle eastern cultures, and when i look at the world around us, i see how much of our collective...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/say-hello-to-our-jaan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691bd147b8e90ba7de3698aa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/288234_f69484eed9824609bf32be98c24b1cb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_919,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ cheers to a new chapter!]]></title><description><![CDATA[when i first wrote that thank you note about three months ago celebrating 75,000 reads, i thought it would take me at least another year before i hit another milestone. instead, just a couple months later, here i sit writing out that this little space i am so happy to call ours has now crossed 250,000+ total read and has doubled in readers. every share and every read has meant more to me than words can even express. it amazes me how something that began as a small outlet for me to look back...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/cheers-to-a-new-chapter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6912aa2d44d4e00cba08a304</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:24:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_40366e96e9f54ba7946e1eb10d4e55f4~mv2_d_6036_4020_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ the double helix and the double edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[james d. watson , the molecular biologist who helped reveal DNA's double-helix structure, has recently died on november 7th, 2025, at the age of 97 . his life and what he had discovered changed modern biology for the better, exposing how brilliance and bias can still coexist. in 1953, while working at cambridge with francis crick, watson co-proposed the double-helix model of DNA, revealing how genetic information is stored and replicated. their model drew from rosalind franklin's x-ray...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/the-double-helix-and-the-double-edge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69110741dcfd166c7e77f367</guid><category><![CDATA[ scientific]]></category><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 21:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/288234_fb741d03a011479c80bd9d7840cb65a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_554,h_554,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ what we're finally seeing in women's health]]></title><description><![CDATA[for decades now, women's health has been continuously spoken about in pieces of a puzzle. symptoms were separated from emotions, hormones away from habits, and biology barricaded from daily lives. but when you start connecting the dots, patterns start to arise. these aren't exactly new, they've always been here. we're just starting to notice them. for a couple months now, i have had the pleasure to be working within MĚI, a youth-led organization working to help advance menstrual and...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/what-we-re-finally-seeing-in-women-s-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690946bee75c8b903c5d0fd6</guid><category><![CDATA[ scientific]]></category><category><![CDATA[ reader's choice]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:35:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5851a8e72708467a9f328ff43a44b4ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[✉️ one thing i'd tell my past self...]]></title><description><![CDATA[i first tossed this idea to my readers as a mini reflection that they could do to look back at what they would tell their past self. but...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/one-thing-i-d-tell-my-past-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68904c55b00b0ea0c748c95b</guid><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><category><![CDATA[ reader's choice]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_7258ac5d642b475396d4f9519d278946~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ the day everything changed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[there is a day that divides your life into a before and after. for me, it was quiet. just another ordinary morning with the sun shining...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/the-day-everything-changed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688feb32f741774de1023a0a</guid><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><category><![CDATA[✏️ opinion pieces]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:51:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_2a877c9a5f2e46faa86938800b6b5ea2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ a thank you note]]></title><description><![CDATA[when i first wanted to start chai unfiltered , it was just an outlet for me to share my thoughts, reflections, and just put out any other small moments. i never imagined how far it would go, but today, this little space crossed over 10,000 readers with over 75,000 reads, and a recent post alone crossing 10,000 reads. so to every person who clicked my posts, read them, and even shared them to loved ones - thank you. your support means more than numbers could ever. it means there are...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/a-thank-you-note</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68872cd98f2d05ec988a9e0e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:09:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ the ozzy osbourne: not just heavy metal.]]></title><description><![CDATA[john michael “ozzy” osbourne rose to fame as the lead singer of black sabbath, helping define the genre of heavy metal. osbourne was...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/the-ozzy-osbourne-not-just-heavy-metal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6882ddf1d452706b149914a8</guid><category><![CDATA[ scientific]]></category><category><![CDATA[⭐️ going viral]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:35:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/288234_6b0173a71e994b08a545634b72e1a6d4~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ POV but with a twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[we constantly live inside our own heads. literally all the time. we know our own intentions, our stories, our reasons and our choices...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/pov-but-with-a-twist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68812e2ce601119bd99c1320</guid><category><![CDATA[✏️ opinion pieces]]></category><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:48:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0e3ec4c787a14ef08fe8343b207d1f7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‍♀️ how to be the best you - the power of intentions w/rita gigliotti]]></title><description><![CDATA[in a world that often finds it spinning about too fast, where success is often measured by endless to-do lists with how many boxes were checked or how many trophies are up on the shelf, the power of intention remains one of the most transformative, but overlooked forces in our lives. whether we are setting goals for ourselves, or just trying to navigate the emotions we go through with our daily lives, our intentions shape the outcomes that we experience. to get into this a little more, i...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/the-power-of-intentions-w-rita-gigliotti</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c516ae49864d64bb20c1ff</guid><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><category><![CDATA[ interviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_89d3d42219814fa9bf214b1b25ae7b0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ romanticizing life without losing sight of reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[it’s easy to fall into the trap of waiting for BIG moments. waiting for the milestones, or the once-in-the-lifetime adventures, the...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/romanticizing-life-without-losing-sight-of-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bfcd88b8d772e41f682cd8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:31:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_762d334e5133706d576b59~mv2_d_5760_3840_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ nature's medicine cabinet]]></title><description><![CDATA[disclaimer: this post is not intended as medical advice. these are simply natural remedies that have worked for me and others i know when...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/nature-s-medicine-cabinet</link><guid 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holiday picks]]></title><description><![CDATA[welcome to chai unfiltered 's special holiday post, another reader's pick! this is unlike my thanksgiving post, a lot shorter at least, but i wanted to highlight some of my readers' favorites this holiday season. subscribers were asked to send in their holiday-related movie and episodes that reminded them of the holidays. without further a do, here is the list that all of y'all came up with - home alone  - a universal favorite with the perfect blend of humor and nostalgia, this movie has a...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/your-top-holiday-picks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67643e82515b554a00f9df65</guid><category><![CDATA[ reader's choice]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fe83b16bf7a24b7fbf2f1830dcee7442~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‍♀️ the art of the pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[in the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, we tend to lose sight of the moments that help us stay grounded. between deadlines of...]]></description><link>https://www.santhoshikavali.com/post/the-art-of-the-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67644e6134d9f3fc09bfbd73</guid><category><![CDATA[ lessons of life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:38:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_abcb5510be8d4e5784e760fb21f397ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>☀️ sunny</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>