<?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[Reshma K. Barshikar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reshma K. Barshikar]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:19:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Character Prompt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would have been no fun if Harry didn't realise he had a massive temper, or if Elizabeth hadn't been belligerent because lets be quite...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/character-prompt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c6dbcd7f64e6002bf6f87f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:34:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e42ee_dc913434deef45e4806547571f64e67d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_752,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I write fantasy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[People ask me why I write fantasy. Non-fiction sells so much these days! Why not a detective novel? Why not a feminist manifesto? Why not...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/why-i-write-fantasy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606d7ee48d530b0015fccaef</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e42ee_6a9f68b0472248b5b013142c62401bc5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[White dotted hats- A short story by Kaavya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! Four eight year olds have been very busy writing stories and learning new works, reading new books and understanding sentence...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/white-dotted-hats-a-short-story-by-kaavya</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c3a60ab0bed0017ed579d</guid><category><![CDATA[The Hidden Children]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:55:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e42ee_c667bf856a42468d950857ec4d25d1d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_200,h_200,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to get published]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's my two paisa on traditional publishing.]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/how-to-get-published</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dfb2b3a603ad000171aa9d5</guid><category><![CDATA[On Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[On Publishing]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 07:55:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_87e4ebfd493441de9e921c36150813b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_534,h_574,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the voices in your head: Creating your characters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while ago I sent a friend of mine this message and today, when someone asked me to give them some pointers on characters, I remembered...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/the-voices-in-your-head-creating-your-characters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc92dec7f67aa0017334ec4</guid><category><![CDATA[On Writing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_91299f9d13e24ebca120468131530bc8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_258,h_145,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes a village....
]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Principal Bernard AKA the man who was responsible for making me the TAKE-THE-UNIVERSE-BY-ITS-CRAZIES confident girl that was mad...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/it-takes-a-village</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d75e2fb51912b02176d0a28</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:55:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e42ee_e0769ccad47e40f39455f8dc023b5a44~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[raising a toddler- magic beans (or) cheatsheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's going to be no preamble here, no waxing lyrical on parenting because while I love being a mother, and think I'm a half decent...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/raising-a-toddler-cheat-sheet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cf876a2c7dbf80015829dd0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:44:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_82449bbf2b0c4aada2fc6cc12a59738a~mv2_d_2250_3000_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York, New York (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridges of Madison Avenue, a brief but passionate affair with my credit card Madison Avenue is to fashion what Amadei is to chocolate,...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/new-york-new-york-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c920d5b2920e1001c523fdc</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel Writing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:53:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39daa474e278435c884911cb9b7e6934.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York, New York! (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was the first piece I ever wrote. I wrote it because someone said - tell me like you would tell a friend and I did, and then it...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/new-york-new-york</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c920c348f1e1a001c07e3b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel Writing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:51:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aef9e8e8ff5c4d1bbd042ac4b38e26b4.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Children Soundtrack
]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember the first time I heard Grouper's Heavy Water/I'd rather be sleeping, it felt like Anya had whispered a secret into my ear. I...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/the-hidden-children-soundtrack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c7522162838ee001c906801</guid><category><![CDATA[The Hidden Children]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[On Writing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 07:25:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_9df8ff0aa0164eee8829bdc27c554cab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Songs: Indian Indie Female Artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you tired of listening to lyrics like, ‘Baby, I'm sorry (I'm not sorry) Baby, I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)’. I am. It’s not like I’ve...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/design-a-stunning-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c62f9e2b6e52d001ccd7c0b</guid><category><![CDATA[The Hidden Children]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:05:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b158bb339f2442e5bd7aa60cbdbf719c.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vibgyor Streets | The enduring charms of Black Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Geographic Traveller, April 2014 Print Edition In June 1757, the Battle of Plassey was raging on the banks of the Bhagirathi...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/vibgyor-streets-the-enduring-charms-of-black-town</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c91ee1108f949001cc90ba2</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel Writing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:46:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A letter to Aspiring Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear aspiring writer, The one question I have been asked repeatedly in the last few years, especially by Investment Bankers and Private...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/alettertoaspiringwriters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c62f9e2b6e52d001ccd7c0a</guid><category><![CDATA[On Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[On Publishing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:29:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9e5bf3d2fe4e27adf0dc9bc2e75cfd.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I've been sleeping with Jeff Bridges | the Scribbler]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘No, not tonight darling. I need to sleep with Jeff Bridges,’ I said to my husband before I turned to my phone and pressed play. Then I...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/so-i-ve-been-sleeping-with-jeff-bridges-the-scribbler</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c91eb398f1e1a001c07a348</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_2aa7477e598540ce9b82246151097d3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Intolerant Indians | the scribbler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the banning of Perumal Murugan’s ‘One Part Woman’. I am angry. I have spent the last two weeks arguing...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/the-intolerant-indians-the-scribbler</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c904f5c934a9f001c7ff8a1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_208123be6ede4cfeabde88b3fdf1e60b~mv2_d_1650_2480_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview with Astray| Workspaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[After what felt like an inordinate amount of time cleaning up my study, I was able to finally write about my workspace for Arun Kale at...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/interview-with-astray-workspaces</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c91ecbb934a9f001c8365ca</guid><category><![CDATA[On Writing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9749f0ea22fde618dc8fe03fe8ea5299.jpg/v1/fit/w_847,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Launch | Karachi Literature Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Karachi Literature Festival was surreal, sublime and altogether overwhelming. Apart from the launch event of Fade Into Red I was...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/book-launch-karachi-literature-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c91ebf48f1e1a001c07a487</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/p0oS20B1mn0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of Cheddar! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I said, "Emily, What's this Cheddar Gorge?". In my mind anything that had to do with cheese was not be missed. Emily replied, "Why Ray?...]]></description><link>https://www.reshmakbarshikar.com/post/manage-your-blog-from-your-live-site</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c62f9e2b6e52d001ccd7c0c</guid><category><![CDATA[The Hidden Children]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d6872_a1005995b4ca42dcbff297aef1a35415~mv2_d_4000_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reshma K. Barshikar</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>