Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Munger’s Forgotten History: From the Sacred Sitakund to the Haunted Singing Well.

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect

The 4th Century Susunia Inscription is one of the earliest origins of the Chakraswamin sect that once flourished throughout Uttarapatha

A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity

A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity

For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Over the last three decades, its sanctity has been almost completely erased.

Mricchakatika as an Allegory of the Emergency

Mricchakatika as an Allegory of the Emergency

Shudraka's immortal Sanskrit play, Mricchakatika, written in the 5th Century, is an uncanny allegory of Indira Gandhi's emergency

Rahul Gandhi and General Naravane’s Book: A Rehash of the Cold War Era Script

Rahul Gandhi and General Naravane’s Book: A Rehash of the Cold War Era Script

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

ದಾನಶೀಲ ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಲೋಕತ್ಯಾಗ

ದಾನಶೀಲ ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಲೋಕತ್ಯಾಗ

ಈ ಸರಣಿಯ ಕಡೆಯ ಲೇಖನದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಶ್ಯಪ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ದಾನಶೀಲತೆಯ ಹಲವು ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಆವಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಆರ್ದ್ರವಾದ ಅಂಜಲಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ

A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous

A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous

Commentary on the recent interview of A.R. Rahman in which he revealed himself as an ingrate and a toxic communalist

Never Forget! How Mahmud of Ghazni Devastated the Original Somanatha Temple

Never Forget! How Mahmud of Ghazni Devastated the Original Somanatha Temple

The full story of how Mahmud of Ghazni devastated the original glory of the grand Somanatha Temple, motivated by Islamic bigotry and greed

Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective

Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective

Viscount Valentia's diary recording his journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur provides a candid picture of how an unapologetic colonist views Indians as an inferior people

The Best of Dharma Dispatch: 2025

The Best of Dharma Dispatch: 2025

The top ten, most read articles on The Dharma Dispatch during the year 2025