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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>The Sacred Shankh Kund of Mandar Parvat — Where Lord Shiva Contained the Cosmic Poison</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkatesham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[High in the heart of Bihar’s ancient Mandar Hill lies a mysterious pond called Shankh Kund, revered for a legend that bridges the mythic and the cosmic. Local devotees believe that this sacred conch-shaped hollow is no ordinary rock formation — it is the very Shankh (conch) that appeared during the Samudra Manthan, the great [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>High in the heart of Bihar’s ancient Mandar Hill lies a mysterious pond called Shankh Kund, revered for a legend that bridges the mythic and the cosmic. Local devotees believe that this sacred conch-shaped hollow is no ordinary rock formation — it is the very Shankh (conch) that appeared during the Samudra Manthan, the great churning of the cosmic ocean. It is said that within this conch…</p>
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