Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

The Little-Known History of Inscription-Writers and Engravers

The Little-Known History of Inscription-Writers and Engravers

An understudied chapter of our history is the role of and function played by inscription-writers and engravers

From Khilafat to Waqf: The Lethal Journey that Began with the Kanpur Machli Bazar Mosque

From Khilafat to Waqf: The Lethal Journey that Began with the Kanpur Machli Bazar Mosque

A forgotten incident of a nondescript mosque in Kanpur's Machli Bazar triggered the horrific Khilafat violence culminating in the Moplah genocide of Malabar Hindus

An Ancient Greek Artist Engraves Bharata-Mata on a Silver Dish in Lampsacos

An Ancient Greek Artist Engraves Bharata-Mata on a Silver Dish in Lampsacos

A thrilling story narrating the little-known history of how a Greek artist of the 2nd Century CE had engraved an image of Bharata Mata on a silver dish in Lampsacos, Turkey

A Wedding that was Finalised in a Pot of Boiling Ghee

A Wedding that was Finalised in a Pot of Boiling Ghee

An inscription dated 1580 CE narrates a rather delightful, real-life story of how a potter's wedding was finalised in a pot of boiling ghee

[Episode #87] Communism, Kothas and Woke Culture: The Anti-National History of Bollywood

[Episode #87] Communism, Kothas and Woke Culture: The Anti-National History of Bollywood

Listen to the first episode of a new series on the Dharma Podcast narrating the anti-national history of how Bollywood started as an art form and was infiltrated by Communists and Islamists.

DVG: A Tribute to the "Vanasuma" or the Forest-Flower who Taught the Yoga of Life

DVG: A Tribute to the "Vanasuma" or the Forest-Flower who Taught the Yoga of Life

A tribute to the legendary D.V.Gundappa or DVG on his 138th birthday

Chandrababu Naidu's Multi-Language Formula is a Welcome Move

Chandrababu Naidu's Multi-Language Formula is a Welcome Move

Commentary on Chandrababu Naidu's recent announcement to introduce multiple languages in universities across Andhra Pradesh.

[Episode #86] Nobody can Stop the Coming Extinction of the Dravidian Dynasty

[Episode #86] Nobody can Stop the Coming Extinction of the Dravidian Dynasty

Listen to the latest episode of the Dharma Podcast decoding Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's latest outburst against the so-called Hindi imposition and delimitation

The Horrific Finale: Glimpses of Hindu Persecution by Murshid Quli Khan

The Horrific Finale: Glimpses of Hindu Persecution by Murshid Quli Khan

The final episode of our series on Murshid Quli Khan narrates some horrific stories of Hindu persecution in Bengal under his regime.

The Bigotry of Murshid Quli Khan and the Farman that Founded Kolkata

The Bigotry of Murshid Quli Khan and the Farman that Founded Kolkata

Murshid Quli Khan was a fanatical Shia who ran his administration strictly according to the diktats of the Quran