Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

Sanctifying Cinema: An Appreciation of K. Viswanath’s Artistry

Sanctifying Cinema: An Appreciation of K. Viswanath’s Artistry

The first part of a new series exploring the art, craft and aesthetics of K. Viswanath's acclaimed body of cinema. This is The Dharma Dispatch's tribute to the legend who joined the ranks of the immortals today.

Walking with the Colossus: A Tribute to the Himalayan Spirit of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa

Walking with the Colossus: A Tribute to the Himalayan Spirit of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa

A tribute to the Indian literary colossus, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, on the occasion of receiving the Padma Bhushan award.

The Liars School of the BBC

The Liars School of the BBC

The history of the BBC shows that it was always a propaganda arm of the colonial British Government and that its anti-India propaganda dates back to its founding days.

The Romila Thapar Saga: All the Oxygen of the World Won’t Revive a Fossil

The Romila Thapar Saga: All the Oxygen of the World Won’t Revive a Fossil

Commentary on the recent backlash against the India International Centre inviting Romila Thapar for a lecture.

Phoney Western Indices as Tools for Recolonising Bharatavarsha

Phoney Western Indices as Tools for Recolonising Bharatavarsha

Creating fake indexes and misleading journalistic reportage about India is just the latest avatar of the biased colonial discourse emanating from the West for over three centuries.

The Wages of Civilisational Amnesia: What the Tragic Fate of the Prahladapuri Temple Teaches us

The Wages of Civilisational Amnesia: What the Tragic Fate of the Prahladapuri Temple Teaches us

The Prahladapuri Temple in Multan exudes a timeless cautionary lesson for Hindus across the world.

The Nehru Dynasty Durbaris as the Inheritors of the Mughal Durbaris

The Nehru Dynasty Durbaris as the Inheritors of the Mughal Durbaris

Read the details of the eerie similarities between the courtiers of the Nehru clan and the durbaris of the Mughal Empire.

Aparigraha: An Original Sanatana Ideal and Societal Value

Aparigraha: An Original Sanatana Ideal and Societal Value

An outline exposition of Aparigraha or non-covetousness, one of the profoundest ideals birthed by the Sanatana genius.

The Chilling Parallels Between the Mughal Dynasty and the Congress Dynasty: The Sleazy Character of the Courtiers

The Chilling Parallels Between the Mughal Dynasty and the Congress Dynasty: The Sleazy Character of the Courtiers

The next similarity between the Mughal and Congress dynasty is the unscrupulous character of their respective courtiers.

The Chilling Parallels Between the Mughal Dynasty and the Congress Dynasty: The Foreign Element

The Chilling Parallels Between the Mughal Dynasty and the Congress Dynasty: The Foreign Element

This is the first part of a series exploring the scary similarities between the Mughal dynasty and the Nehru dynasty.