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Ghar-Wapsi in an Era of Mounting Losses and Existential Crisis: The Conclusion
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
The concluding episode of this series offers some suggestions regarding Ghar-Wapsi and some measures to counter the existential threat faced by the Hindu community
Devala Muni
The Devala-Smriti: A Brief Introduction
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
A brief introduction to the Devala-Smriti, a very ancient Dharmasastra treatise. In the 10th century, a chapter titled Mlēccita-Śud'dhih was added to it, dealing with the reconversion of Hindus back t ...
In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi
In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
The first episode of a series documenting the exalted spiritual lives of obscure Sadhus and Sanyasis.
A typical Brahmin who lived in our villages
A Glimpse of the Daily Routine and Life of a Brahmin Patriarch
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
A slice of the daily routine of a typical Brahmin who lived in India just a century ago
A Brief History of the Breathtaking Belur Chennakeshava Temple
A Brief History of the Breathtaking Belur Chennakeshava Temple
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
The 900-year old Belur Chennakeshava Temple is one of the greatest treasure-houses of Indian art, architecture and sculpture, all of which was accomplished by the motivation of Sanatana piety. This es ...
Monkeys in the Ramayana Frolicking
The Aesthetic Elements of the Ramayana
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
5 min read
Adikavi, Maharshi Valmiki provided the first great model for composing poetry imbued with all the nine Rasas. He authored the Ramayana at a time when the formal academic discipline of aesthetics was n ...

Commentary

Illustration showing Rahul Gandhi Waving General Naravane's Memoir
Rahul Gandhi and General Naravane’s Book: A Rehash of the Cold War Era Script
5 min read
To hear Rahul Gandhi hurl allegations at the armed forces or brand his colleagues as traitors is to witness a very old game being played with very new, and very dangerous, stakes
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Nehru and Sita Ram Goel
Illustration of Justice Swaminathan and Deepathoon
Dhurandhar Movie Poster

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