<?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[ashmitawrites]]></title><description><![CDATA[ashmitawrites]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:55:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ "Ghosts? Nah, Just Bari Kothi!" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[. "Ghosts? Nah, Just Bari Kothi!" -at Azimgung, West Bengal-India Bari Kothi, built in 1774, is the ancestral home of the Sheherwali...]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/post/ghosts-nah-just-bari-kothi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a3201bfeb6da6a5aafa4e1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca5177_cc0762e7e95949898cd0d800af4cd371~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ashmita</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridges Across Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anandi adjusted her blazer cuffs, glanced at the clock, and sighed. 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A single day in this...]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/post/a-day-in-engelberg-switzerland-a-journey-to-tranquility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677b9646efda0391d2d306f9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:41:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca5177_1a79cdf0ea584b599c99aa7db7307846~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_943,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ashmita</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armudu and Azerbaijan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plane descended over Baku, the city shimmering like a jewel by the Caspian Sea. 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The plane was descending to Istanbul International airport and I knew my dream of...]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/post/turkish-blue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64eaf55777462cf0b0411411</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:37:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca5177_7ceda3b3013d43869ca513d16cf2a738~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ashmita</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full circle ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kindly read my story 'Full circle' in page 102 of Woman's era magazine issue of August 2022. Attached pdf file here. Page 102]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/post/full-circle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d705ce667ea58e60545604</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:10:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ashmita</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND]]></title><description><![CDATA[What goes around comes around. Ragini was stunned. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. It was beyond her imagination that a close...]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/post/what-goes-around-comes-around</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d5b8af3c779ce64128d686</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 04:34:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ashmita</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engaging hearts, equipping minds ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sketch by a Malaysian Artist Passing by the university corridor, I saw some bright mask-free sweet faces smiling at me and enquiring how...]]></description><link>https://royashmita.wixsite.com/website/post/engaging-hearts-equipping-minds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629879b97b7ae752c86470dc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:59:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca5177_5ca37013872d4b4ba8e29f6444724d0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_543,h_820,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ashmita</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My baker friend ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time she bakes, she sends me a picture of the finished product and I get inspired to turn on my cake oven too. 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