<?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[Harsha]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harsha's Realm]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 06:03:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Being Neutral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here, I talk about how I approached an economics problem. And how I guess we all approach life and what comes with it.]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/being-neutral</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695a4d057098baf602261344</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:34:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_d89863e5920a438caa3ac4b7261819fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of the Dead Hang]]></title><description><![CDATA[People do a lot of things to get stuff off their backs. Different things. Crazy things. When one is stressed, we typically hear “take a walk”, “have a nap”, or “go out and play”. We seldom hear, “Why don’t you go hang?” Yeah, I sense some eyebrow raises, and some heads turn as I write that. A daily hanging session not only turns heads but turns your body into something else. What do I mean by ‘Hang’? Hanging, to put it quite simply, needs only two things: a sturdy horizontal bar that won’t...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/the-art-of-the-dead-hang</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694fc4337e3f33384f88105e</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:39:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_2384e62be371429dbf78a4ee88c2dee6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_220,h_162,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Small Things Like These]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland, 1985. People are losing jobs, and factories are slowly shutting their doors. And the hostile cold doesn’t seem to be helping either. But Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, is in a decent place. His family is doing well and has no nagging debts. During his busiest season, Christmas time, a delivery job to the convent led to a profound discovery, prompting him to examine himself and his conscience. During his visit to the church that day, he learns that the nuns there ran one of...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/book-review-small-things-like-these</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691f14d935662176f698923f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:36:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_1adbf91343384c349f6c5d8770800846~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_183,h_275,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Taking the Elevator?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally, the elevator descended to the ground floor. After school and an hour of playing basketball, a two-minute wait felt like an...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/are-you-taking-the-elevator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687669db83d668a97de6e4b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:46:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspection]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother and I were driving home from my grandparents’ house, discussing various topics that kept the car stimulated and alive. 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However, it is a hard task to perform, as your idea has never...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/7-key-takeaways-from-zero-to-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68232660586626533b25f63f</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 09:38:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_c6fc5fc0e59046a0891b97406927785a~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Kamogawa Food Detectives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perfect book to make a foodie salivate!]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/book-review-the-kamogawa-food-detectives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681339e2f547f5de525eb9b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 12:38:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_4f4a6d69286e4c12a34e1ef4e26873f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Exorcism]]></title><description><![CDATA[He sits on the balcony, wondering what to do. Enough time has been wasted looking at the translucent raindrops pattering from the roof’s...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/the-exorcism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67debb184ab1759610bd408c</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:33:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_05519f383d88411998cd1c9a9cf9e745~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_476,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Artist's Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pencil lies on the floor, snapped in half, it leaks pain and anguish, just like the creator who slammed it into the ground. Alongside...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/an-artist-s-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67debc484ab1759610bd4453</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_63374cf097ec479ab9c365a8d2a219fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_626,h_626,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Warm Reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is almost nine at night at the park, and the lights are about to go out. The hurried late-night walkers make the most of their limited...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/a-warm-reunion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67deb81280ee6d469ed2c197</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:19:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_cae71e18e4ca46f68fbc2445a9322943~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_558,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coriander and Curry Leaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am driving back home, it is a rainy day, and the clouds loom threateningly, pouring an endless barrage of milky grey raindrops,...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/coriander-and-curry-leaves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67deba5b4ab1759610bd3e25</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:28:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_b9d0a5f03df9423288e5054ca7058d2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Kabuliwallah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kabuliwallah is a collection of short stories from the late 19th century, written by the Bengali poet and writer Rabindranath Tagore....]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/book-review-kabuliwallah</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d83341a947200f5d7a63ef</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:41:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_b70af942990d4f9d8b45bd90d3ac36ec~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_232,h_325,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sustainable Solution for Home Waste: Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a report of mine about a waste collection programme that was featured in the 'Yocee Newsroom'. For over four months the giant tub...]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/a-sustainable-solution-for-home-waste-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67deca466800077ef7eba524</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_83a229d22c88477e894203e16a3ee90d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_766,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Day in the Life of an Irula Snake Catcher: Essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my article which was featured in  an issue of the Current Conservation magazine , the kids edition.]]></description><link>https://harshasrealm.wixsite.com/harsha/post/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-irula-snake-catcher-essay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dec63f5a47b47069aad88b</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f455_f0363a6a85b24b8ab9cc4fee96fbfa07~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_714,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Harsha Prashanth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See]]></title><description><![CDATA[World War II, 1945. 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