The Dharma Dispatch

Illustration of Mricchakatika, Indira and Sanjay Gandhi
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
Shudraka's immortal Sanskrit play, Mricchakatika, written in the 5th Century, is an uncanny allegory of Indira Gandhi's emergency
The Islamic System of Nazar as a Source of Corruption
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
The Nazar system was a defining feature of Islamic regimes in India. In practice, it normalised political and official corruption at all levels beginning with the monarch himself, and was responsible ...
Sita Devi in the Forest
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
4 min read
Arjun Bharadwaj provides a rather profound and objective analysis of the much-debated episode of Sita Devi's abandonment by Sri Rama
Ghar-Wapsi of Mlecchas
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Ghar-Wapsi of converted Hindus was a continuous process until it suddenly stopped due to the depleted vigour of the Hindu society
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
Illustration of Bhartrhari in a Cave
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
In this episode, DVG dives into the profoundly philosophical body of work of Bhartrhari with special emphasis on his Niti-Shataka
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