Saartha: Ancient India's Travelling Multinational Corporations
It can be said that the Saartha was the first system of mobile MNCs to originate from Bharatavarsha
The Awesome Commercial Highway Networks of Ancient Bharatavarsha
This episode narrates the extraordinary commercial highway networks of ancient Bharatavarsha and how the continuity of these routes were preserved intact till the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Saartha: The Awesome Mobile Economic Engine of Ancient India
The first episode of a historical essay series examining the system of Saartha, which was the extraordinary mobile economic engine of ancient India.
DVG's "Mahachunavane" - A Brutal Parody of the General Elections
DVG wrote his play, "Mahachunavane" (General Elections) in 1965. It depicts an unflattering picture of the first general elections in India held in 1951-52. There is a justified need for revisiting and re-analysing this play today.
DVG's Jack Cade: The Soothsaying Play that Predicted Congress Anarchy
DVG's Kannada play, Jack Cade was one of the earliest fictional portrayals of a newly-independent India in which the political class headed by the Congress Party was pushing India towards brazen demagoguery and anarchy.
Major Themes in DVG’s Creative Literature
DVG's creative literature comprised both Indian and non-Indian themes. He published several poetry collections and authored nine plays.
Introducing D.V. Gundappa’s Literature for Non-Kannadigas
D.V. Gundappa (DVG) was one of the accomplished litterateurs of India. This is the first episode of a new series that introduces his literary contributions.
Mir Jumla: The Monster who Melted Hindu Murtis in Gandikota
Mir Jumla conquers the impregnable Gandikota fort by betraying its Hindu ruler, Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu. And then, he melts all the metallic Hindu Murtis forcibly snatched away from all the temples in his dominion.
The Run up to Gandikota: Mir Jumla Burns Northern Tamil Nadu
Between 1643 - 50, Mir Jumla conducted a series of raids throughout Andhra and Tamil Nadu and devastated entire towns and villages. The Poonamalle Mosque was formerly a Hindu temple which Jumla destroyed.
The Dharma Dispatch Completes Six Years
Today, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of The Dharma Dispatch. Some contemplations and a rewind of the last year.