Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

No, You can't Separate Yoga from Sanatana Dharma

No, You can't Separate Yoga from Sanatana Dharma

An essay that traces the philosophical, textual, traditional and practical roots of Yoga and exposes the attempts both by the West and Indian Yoga entrepreneurs to dissociate Yoga from its Hindu moorings.

The Unknown Media Heroes Named Rabindranath Vasisht and Devabrata Vasisht and the Continued Downfall of Rajdeep Sardesai

The Unknown Media Heroes Named Rabindranath Vasisht and Devabrata Vasisht and the Continued Downfall of Rajdeep Sardesai

Recounting the courageous fight of two obscure journalists named Rabindranath Vasisht and Devabrata Vasisht against the Emergency contrasted with the fake news of Rajdeep Sardesai.

Introducing the Jivana of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

Introducing the Jivana of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

A pen portrait of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, one of the literary titans of Kannada who redefined the short story genre and set a high standard for journalism as the editor of the monthly, Jivana.

Unbreaking India Breaks Fresh Ground

Unbreaking India Breaks Fresh Ground

A review of Sanjay Dixit's latest book, Unbreaking India, which has the abrogation of Article 370 as its principal subject.

Probing the Granddaddies of the Liberal Wokes: An Introduction

Probing the Granddaddies of the Liberal Wokes: An Introduction

The first part of a series tracing the history of Western intellectuals who are the forerunners of the contemporary Left-Liberal Wokes. This historical knowledge is essential to understand the Woke phenomenon sweeping the globe.

The Dharma Dispatch Reading List 2020

The Dharma Dispatch Reading List 2020

The Dharma Dispatch reading list for 2020. A selection of ten books that we read and felt you too should read.

A Postmortem and an Epitaph of Indian  Progressive Literature

A Postmortem and an Epitaph of Indian Progressive Literature

An overall assessment of the trajectory, downfall and death of Progressive literature in India and the damage it has inflicted on the literary and cultural sensibilities of our people.

What is Happening in Andhra is not Mere Temple Vandalism but an Outbreak of Hindu Persecution

What is Happening in Andhra is not Mere Temple Vandalism but an Outbreak of Hindu Persecution

A longform analysis of the ongoing incidents of Hindu persecution in Andhra Pradesh by the forces of the Church-missionary apparatus.

The Plight of Hindus Under the Nizam's Regime

The Plight of Hindus Under the Nizam's Regime

K.M. Munshi provides a detailed and disturbing account of the pathetic plight of the majority Hindus under the oppressive rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad. This story finds little or no mention in mainstream histories of the Nizamite Hyderabad and deserves to be told and retold.

Pages from K.M. Munshi's Diary: The Sprawling Decadence of Nizam Mir Osman Ali

Pages from K.M. Munshi's Diary: The Sprawling Decadence of Nizam Mir Osman Ali

The first part of a revealing historical account of K.M. Munshi's stay and experiences in the erstwhile Princely State of Hyderabad as the Agent-General appointed by the Government of independent India.