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Notes on Culture

When Hidambeshwara Gave His Hair to Save His Archaka
When Hidambeshwara Gave His Hair to Save His Archaka
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
10 min read
The heroic story of how Hidambeshwara gave his hair to save the honour of his devotee
Recalling Leela Samson’s Sultanate of Unaccountability at Kalakshetra: The Impossibility of Undoing Cultural Destruction
Recalling Leela Samson’s Sultanate of Unaccountability at Kalakshetra: The Impossibility of Undoing Cultural Destruction
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
11 min read
Recalling how Leela Samson de-Hinduised Kalakshetra Foundation and Christianised Bharatanatyam and faces a CBI inquiry for corruption and criminal conspiracy
Picture of Bhagavan Shiva in Penance
Three Stories for Mahashivaratri 2025
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
17 min read
Presenting a bouquet of three stories extolling the matchless devotion towards Shiva drawn from the annals of Sanatana history and tradition to celebrate this year's Mahashivaratri
The Great Sankalpa of Shilpa Siddhanti Shivayogi Sri Siddhalinga Swami
The Great Sankalpa of Shilpa Siddhanti Shivayogi Sri Siddhalinga Swami
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
How Shilpa Siddhanti Shivayogi Sri Siddhalinga Swami's profound vision acted as the motive force behind Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar's Vedaratnamala volumes of the Rg Veda.
The Fascinating History of Flags in Ancient India
The Fascinating History of Flags in Ancient India
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
A bird's eye view of the fascinating and extraordinary history of flags and emblems in ancient India.

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
Illustration of A.R. Rahman on Stage
Nehru and Sita Ram Goel
Illustration of Justice Swaminathan and Deepathoon
Dhurandhar Movie Poster

Bestsellers

How the Woke Generation was Created through the Mass Sexualisation of Kids in Schools
Commentary
How the Woke Generation was Created through the Mass Sexualisation of Kids in Schools
By
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Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
Notes On Culture
Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 1
Notes On Culture
Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 1
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2
Notes On Culture
Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
Deewaar: Disarming Hindus via Billa No. 786
Notes On Culture
Deewaar: Disarming Hindus via Billa No. 786
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
Why is the True and Full History of the Communists Still not Part of our School Textbooks?
Commentary
Why is the True and Full History of the Communists Still not Part of our School Textbooks?
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
How the Marxist Eminent Historians Created a Gated Community of Traitors: The Conclusion
History Vignettes
How the Marxist Eminent Historians Created a Gated Community of Traitors: The Conclusion
By
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Consumed by Communism: The Sordid Story of how Amartya Sen Ruined the Nalanda Revival
Commentary
Consumed by Communism: The Sordid Story of how Amartya Sen Ruined the Nalanda Revival
By
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Maintaining a Sanskrit Pathashala was Once the Pride of the Hindu Community
Notes On Culture
Maintaining a Sanskrit Pathashala was Once the Pride of the Hindu Community
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground
Commentary
The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground
By
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The Calculated Destruction of History Writing in India in Five Stages
Commentary
The Calculated Destruction of History Writing in India in Five Stages
By
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Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions
History Vignettes
Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions
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