<?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[akankshaandbeyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[akankshaandbeyond]]></description><link>https://www.akankshaandbeyond.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:10:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.akankshaandbeyond.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Har Ghar Tiranga]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time you saw our national flag flying high up in the air? For me, it was more than a year ago. 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To a majority of girls reading this, I'm sure you would have come across this...]]></description><link>https://www.akankshaandbeyond.com/post/does-height-matter-in-a-relationship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bff79189faaac1b6d2850c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 11:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e334d7_5e5c56c049ae402aa3618e989914ef68~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Akanksha hegde</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Psychology of Money: A must read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some books are good. Some are engaging to read. But there are few, that can stay with you even after putting them down. Morgan Housel's...]]></description><link>https://www.akankshaandbeyond.com/post/the-psychology-of-money-a-must-read</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bff79189faaac1b6d28521</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:39:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e334d7_6636d1cafef24baca9fb6ad0f7abfb24~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Akanksha hegde</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I good enough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of late I have been getting thoughts like, We live only once Am I doing enough? Am I even worthy? It seemed to be a random thought in the...]]></description><link>https://www.akankshaandbeyond.com/post/am-i-good-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bff79189faaac1b6d28514</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 10:17:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e334d7_477028b86a1c4d249c42a65971270f0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Akanksha hegde</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting my Apartment Garden in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is your phone gallery flooded with screenshots of house plants? Well, mine is. 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