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history?</description></item><item><title>Artificial Dopamine Boost</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/new-year-rant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/new-year-rant/</guid><description>Thoughts on New Year&amp;rsquo;s Eve firecrackers and artificial celebrations.</description></item><item><title>9.8 m/s² — An Unknown Dimension?</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/gravity-dimension/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/gravity-dimension/</guid><description>Gravity, flat earth, and thoughts about unknown dimensions.</description></item><item><title>Felani</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/felani/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/felani/</guid><description>The barbed wire at the border — a trap for the Felanis, a shield for the killers.</description></item><item><title>Roman Circus</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/roman-circus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/roman-circus/</guid><description>Bread and circuses — from ancient Rome to modern civilization.</description></item><item><title>Dream of Wandering</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/ghorar-shopno/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/ghorar-shopno/</guid><description>From the Silk Road to Antarctica — a dream of traveling the world.</description></item><item><title>Eureka — The Mystery of 2n²</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/aufbau-eureka/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/aufbau-eureka/</guid><description>Uncovering the mathematical mystery behind chemistry&amp;rsquo;s 2n² formula.</description></item><item><title>The Drums of Death</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/moroner-donka-baje/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/moroner-donka-baje/</guid><description>A review of Bibhutibhushan&amp;rsquo;s lesser-known war story.</description></item><item><title>Will You Study Tomorrow?</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/kalke-porba/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/kalke-porba/</guid><description>A phone call from the teacher during Durga Puja holidays.</description></item><item><title>Trump 'Sirrr'</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/trump-sarr/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/trump-sarr/</guid><description>Indian Trump devotion, tariff wars, and geopolitical realities.</description></item><item><title>Autumn After Spring</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/boshonto/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/boshonto/</guid><description>Spring, nor&amp;rsquo;westers, tall tales, and the wait for autumn.</description></item><item><title>Anonymous Letters</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/urochithi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/urochithi/</guid><description>An invitation to send anonymous letters on Letter Day.</description></item><item><title>The Stranger</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/agontuk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/agontuk/</guid><description>The story of meeting a stranger teacher on the first day of class three.</description></item><item><title>Ten Taka</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/dosh-taka/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/dosh-taka/</guid><description>Trying to save ten taka on a book, ending up spending one hundred ninety on food.</description></item><item><title>Brunch</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/brunch/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/brunch/</guid><description>The eternal problem of finding a place to eat at school.</description></item><item><title>Stars</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/stars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/stars/</guid><description>A rare moment of seeing stars in the city sky.</description></item><item><title>Mango</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/mango/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/mango/</guid><description>How a mango can turn anyone into a child again.</description></item><item><title>Seen in a Dream</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/shopne-dekha/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/shopne-dekha/</guid><description>A surreal dream — an unknown place, a girl, and a mysterious train.</description></item><item><title>Proto-Modern Bengali Literature</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/proto-modern-bangla/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/proto-modern-bangla/</guid><description>Falling in love with classical Bengali 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era.</description></item><item><title>Guilt</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/guilt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/guilt/</guid><description>When the fault isn&amp;rsquo;t mine, yet guilt lingers.</description></item><item><title>First Eid Without Mostafa Jabbar</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/first-eid-without-mostafa-jabbar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/first-eid-without-mostafa-jabbar/</guid><description>The first Eid without Mostafa Jabbar&amp;rsquo;s SIM user exodus post.</description></item><item><title>sudo pacman -Syyu</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/pacman-disaster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/pacman-disaster/</guid><description>The story of a system crash after an 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platforms in the country.</description></item><item><title>2ⁿ: How Does This Formula for Finding Subsets of a Power Set Work?</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/power-set-alg/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/power-set-alg/</guid><description>A simple explanation of how the 2ⁿ formula determines the subsets of a set.</description></item><item><title>The Morgue</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/himghor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/posts/himghor/</guid><description>A short story written from the perspective of a deceased person.</description></item><item><title>Search</title><link>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/search/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://hello2himel.netlify.app/blog/en/search/</guid><description>Search through all blog 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