An award-winning market researcher, who began his career in 1997, Kalyan has worked in global agencies such as IMRB International and TNS India (now Kantar), The Nielsen Co, and FCB Ulka.
Finely Chopped was Kalyan’s first foray into food writing. He has been blogging consistently since 2007 and is one of India’s pioneering food bloggers. Kalyan’s book, The Travelling Belly which was published by Hachette India, is a food travelogue based on his travels and meals across the country. Kalyan is a prolific writer whose words are found in leading publications such as the Times of India, Indian Express, Femina, Conde Nast Traveller India, Upper Crust Food & Wine Magazine and NDTV Food. What started as a hobby blog, the Finely Chopped brand now extends across diverse media. Foodocracy For Her on Radio Finely Chopped is his podcast featuring women in the Indian food industry. The Finely Chopped food walks explore the food culture of Mumbai and other Indian cities. His fascination with the intersection of food and culture led to his video-based documentation of the food culture of Mumbai on Finely Chopped TV on Instagram and YouTube. Chai Mumbai, Pulao Mumbai, Dal Mumbai, Mohalla Mumbai and Thali Mumbai, are the series that have been broadcast so far, with more to come up.