Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

DVG’s Bharata-Mata and Nawab Nehru’s India: The Difference Between Samskara and Stalin

DVG’s Bharata-Mata and Nawab Nehru’s India: The Difference Between Samskara and Stalin

A verse-by-verse contrast between DVG's Svatantra bhārata abhinandanā stava and Nehru's Tryst with Destiny speech reveals several eye-opening facets of an India after independence.

Nawab Nehru’s Tryst with Destiny Speech and DVG’s Svatantra-bhārata Abhinandana Stava: A Comparative Analysis

Nawab Nehru’s Tryst with Destiny Speech and DVG’s Svatantra-bhārata Abhinandana Stava: A Comparative Analysis

The first episode in a series contrasting Nehru's Tryst with Destiny Speech and D.V. Gundappa's poem, Svatantra-bhārata Abhinandana Stava, celebrating India's independence.

The Perverse Psyche that Drives Movies like Adipurush

The Perverse Psyche that Drives Movies like Adipurush

An analysis of the psyche and phenomenon that drives movies like Adipurush.

A Glimpse into the Indian American Community in the Early 20th Century: A Tale Optimism, Sincerity and Disquiet

A Glimpse into the Indian American Community in the Early 20th Century: A Tale Optimism, Sincerity and Disquiet

The first part of a series offering a peek into the conditions of the Indian American community in the early 20th Century. Much historical learning ensues from studying this phenomenon.

Travelling with Tantu: Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s Contemporary Epic

Travelling with Tantu: Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s Contemporary Epic

The first episode of a multipart analysis of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's 1993 epic novel, "Tantu" in Kannada.

Simply SPB: In Fond Remembrance

Simply SPB: In Fond Remembrance

A tribute to the legendary singer, the late S.P. Balasubramaniam on his 77th birth anniversary.

Jamba Lakidi Pamba: An Underrated Classic that Foretold the Woke Epidemic

Jamba Lakidi Pamba: An Underrated Classic that Foretold the Woke Epidemic

An in-depth analysis of the 1992 Telugu blockbuster, Jamba Lakidi Pamba, which tangentially predicted the Woke phenomenon.

How the Navanītakaṁ Supplied the Raw Material to Western Medicinal Research in Garlic

How the Navanītakaṁ Supplied the Raw Material to Western Medicinal Research in Garlic

Navanītakaṁ or the so-called Bower Manuscript contains a detailed exposition of garlic as a dietary item and as medicine. After its discovery, the Western medical community appropriated this information into its own research.

When the Bower Manuscript Opened the Doors to an Extensive Hindu Civilisational Imprint in China

When the Bower Manuscript Opened the Doors to an Extensive Hindu Civilisational Imprint in China

The decipherment of the Bower Manuscript led to a spurt of excavations in East Turkistan and paved the way to the discovery of the Kuqa and Kizil Caves in China.

A Turkic Muslim Treasure-Hunter Sells an Ancient Sanskrit Manuscript to a Colonial British Colonel in China

A Turkic Muslim Treasure-Hunter Sells an Ancient Sanskrit Manuscript to a Colonial British Colonel in China

At Kucha, now in Xinjiang, Colonel Hamilton Bower buys an ancient Sanskrit Manuscript from a Turkic Muslim treasure-hunter for a paltry sum and then brings it back to India.