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		<title>The Two Girls Who Shocked the British Raj</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkatesham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[History often remembers great leaders, famous speeches, and decisive battles. Yet hidden within the story of India&#8217;s freedom struggle are countless acts of courage performed by ordinary people whose names rarely appear in textbooks. Among them were two teenage schoolgirls from Bengal who stunned the British Empire and became symbols of a generation unwilling to [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>History often remembers great leaders, famous speeches, and decisive battles. Yet hidden within the story of India’s freedom struggle are countless acts of courage performed by ordinary people whose names rarely appear in textbooks. Among them were two teenage schoolgirls from Bengal who stunned the British Empire and became symbols of a generation unwilling to accept foreign rule.</p>
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		<title>Savanadurga – The Silent Sentinel of Stone and Spirit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkatesham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Fortress of Time Rising majestically 1,226 meters above sea level, Savanadurga in Magadi taluk, Karnataka, is one of the largest monolithic granite hills in Asia. About 11 kilometers from the historic town of Magadi and roughly 60 kilometers from Bengaluru, it stands as a timeless sentinel of the Deccan landscape — a mountain shaped [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rising majestically 1,226 meters above sea level, Savanadurga in Magadi taluk, Karnataka, is one of the largest monolithic granite hills in Asia. About 11 kilometers from the historic town of Magadi and roughly 60 kilometers from Bengaluru, it stands as a timeless sentinel of the Deccan landscape — a mountain shaped by myth, valor, and devotion. Composed of two towering outcrops…</p>
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