<?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[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:29:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ L’ Art Gond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dès mes premières réflexions sur ce que j’allais faire pendant mon année de césure, apprendre les techniques de la peinture gond était un...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/l-art-gond</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6475995535d2c10782b8a2c4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:36:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_cd9ba70347744bd4b70a8fcee6766b8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_619,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Gond Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the very first plans of what I was to do during my gap year, learning to paint Gond art was one of my main objectives. I’ve always...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/gond-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64312d27862a71b4e585c6ad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:35:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_cd9ba70347744bd4b70a8fcee6766b8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_619,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shakti Shalini]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonjour tout le monde ! Bon, ne je suis clairement pas très douée pour tenir régulièrement un blog, quelque chose que mes piles de...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/shakti-shalini-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">640f290c6c90b5e8b43a1c0f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:50:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_773d9207e2854ac7871109e09f60bb8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shakti Shalini]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello again! So it turns out I’m not very good at regularly keeping a blog, something that the piles of abandoned journals and diaries I...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/shakti-shalini</link><guid isPermaLink="false">640ea2adfcc719d62f8c86a7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_773d9207e2854ac7871109e09f60bb8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Design du pandal- deuxième partie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ce post constitue la suite de celui de jeudi, donc je conseille peut être de lire le avant celui-ci pour comprendre un peu mieux le...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/design-du-pandal-deuxi%C3%A8me-partie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639ee987d6fe25f6750c2fc2</guid><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_67921c0425a9498ca8655661ccf42203~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Pandal design- second part]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of my last post, so if it might be good to read Thursday’s post for a little bit of context. ( also I know I said...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/pandal-design-second-part</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6396b1eaa3596fa9b2d3bc2d</guid><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:32:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_67921c0425a9498ca8655661ccf42203~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Des nouvelles !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonjour ! Mes excuses pour cette longue absence, mais me voila de retour! En espèrant que ce soit pour plus longtemps cette fois :) Je...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/des-nouvelles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639aaafa6d28fe5451c17e7f</guid><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:31:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_3762bb77219e45b1ab56212f22b29142~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ An update!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello again! Sorry for the long delay but I’m back! Hopefully for longer this time :) I just wanted to update you all on what I’m doing...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/an-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639aa44b553aa814d5fb8171</guid><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:31:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_3762bb77219e45b1ab56212f22b29142~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Le Pandal du Nord: Conclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mes excuses pour mon absence prolongée, la puja m’a tenu très occupé, mais maintenant de retour à Delhi, j’ai enfin le temps d’écrire sur...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/le-pandal-du-nord-conclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6343a8f88ed0e9f99e0bb5ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_42c86d48947a45e78d128df127bd9bf3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The North Pandal: Conclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apologies for the long absence, the puja kept me very busy, but now back in Delhi, I can finally write about everything I saw, starting...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/the-north-pandal-conclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6342b4dce7e099a4562d6768</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_42c86d48947a45e78d128df127bd9bf3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Le pandal du nord, Partie 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hier était mon dernier jour de travail sur le Pandal, et il semble que j'ai enfin le temps d'écrire à son sujet. La dernière fois que...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/le-pandal-du-nord-partie-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">632d77af016957659289a135</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:49:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_64985962f3fe4a01923eaa6170cd9e0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The North Pandal, Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was my last day of working on the Pandal, so it seems I finally have time to write about it. Last I wrote, I had been working...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/the-north-pandal-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">632d3b1137624dbbe3143e00</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_64985962f3fe4a01923eaa6170cd9e0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nouvelles du pandal du nord]]></title><description><![CDATA[La vitesse à laquelle les travaux progressent dans le pandal est vraiment impressionnante. J'ai visité le pandal trois jours de suite...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/nouvelles-du-pandal-du-nord</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6322da9fd8d0b8d5add2fec3</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:40:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_a10b728d22b94055ba898bf7c2c7f09b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ An update on the North Pandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The speed at which the work in the pandal progresses is truly impressive. I visited the pandal three days in a row this week. Once to...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/an-update-on-the-north-pandal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6322c8021f05ac2a64d045e8</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:36:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_a10b728d22b94055ba898bf7c2c7f09b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Premier coup d'œil des Pandals]]></title><description><![CDATA[En se promenant dans la ville, on peut déjà voir les préparatifs de la puja. Des structures en bambou bordent les rues comme pour les...]]></description><link>https://melissamalir.wixsite.com/indialookingglass/post/premier-coup-d-%C5%93il-des-pandals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631e0ac417a7c143801d03b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Durga Puja]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2022 17:21:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18e12e_4b7c2fd501714f4eb5781db67fb55e9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissamalir</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ First look at the Pandals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking around the city, one can already see the preparations for the puja. 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