Sandeep Balakrishna

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Ācārya S R Ramaswamy: The Informed Witness of Two and a Half Eras

Ācārya S R Ramaswamy: The Informed Witness of Two and a Half Eras

Quoting his own words from his extraordinary profile of the modern ṛṣi D V Gundappa (DVG), perhaps the best way to ensconce Ācārya S R Ramaswamy’s legacy in the severely constricting medium of text is to begin by expressing one’s difficulty in the endeavour. Where does one even

Reviving DVG’s Splendid Vision of Writing Indian History Will Boost the Contemporary Indian Cultural Renaissance

Reviving DVG’s Splendid Vision of Writing Indian History Will Boost the Contemporary Indian Cultural Renaissance

Read all about the iconic D.V.Gundappa's grand and sublime vision of how Indian history should be written

The Genius of the Sanatana Social Organization: A Bird’s Eye View

The Genius of the Sanatana Social Organization: A Bird’s Eye View

There is a profound and dateless reason that Sanatana civilization and culture continues to survive in a largely unbroken fashion as the last and only non-Abrahamic civilization. When we examine the phenomenon on the philosophical plane, it becomes clear that the term “civilization” cannot be accurately or meaningfully applied

BHU Protest is a Consequence of Hindus not Drawing any Red Lines: The Nightmare of Unheeding Pandit Malaviya’s Caution

BHU Protest is a Consequence of Hindus not Drawing any Red Lines: The Nightmare of Unheeding Pandit Malaviya’s Caution

Part 1: The Consequences of Ignoring Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya’s Warning: A Preface Part 2: The Last Will, Testament, and Warning of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya to the Sanatana Society and Civilisation It is worth recalling these words from the last will, testament and warning of Pandit Madan Mohan

The Last Will, Testament, and Warning of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya to the Sanatana Society and Civilisation

The Last Will, Testament, and Warning of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya to the Sanatana Society and Civilisation

Part 1: The Consequences of Ignoring Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya’s Warning: A Preface October 26 1946. Exactly twelve days before he uncoiled his earthly bonds, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya delivered a Sanatana or eternal message to the Sanatana society. In reality, it was his last civilisational will, testament and

The Consequences of Ignoring Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya’s Warning: A Preface

The Consequences of Ignoring Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya’s Warning: A Preface

“You are the mother of four children. Think of The Leader newspaper as your fifth child. Now, this child has been struck by disease. Shouldn’t this child be saved at any cost?” That was Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, “the foremost among all Bhikshus in India” standing before his wife,

The Secular Reportage They Inflicted: Tracking the English Media Narrative of the 1990s on the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement: An Introduction

The Secular Reportage They Inflicted: Tracking the English Media Narrative of the 1990s on the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement: An Introduction

Outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s remarkable and just judgment on the Sri Ram Mandir episode has finally brought closure to a long and avoidable controversy and has inaugurated a new epoch in the history of Santana civilization. Yet, a section of the Muslim community are stubbornly irrefragable,

The Tapas of Half a Millennium has Culminated in a Civilizational Landmark

The Tapas of Half a Millennium has Culminated in a Civilizational Landmark

With one stroke of his pen, Chief Justice Sri Ranjan Gogoi has perhaps earned what the Skaanda Purana says in its Phala Shruti: श्रुत्वा श्रीराम विजयम् पाप बाधात्प्रमुच्यते । तथैव शृङ्खला बन्धात्

The Full Story of the Dravidianist Slaughter of the Sanskrit Department at Presidency College, Madras

The Full Story of the Dravidianist Slaughter of the Sanskrit Department at Presidency College, Madras

Part 1: How the Dravidianists Destroyed Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu: A Slice from Real Life History Part 2: How the Real-Life Drama of the Brahmin and Sanskrit Hatred of Caldwell Appa’s Brood Unfolded Remember the infamous Shuddho-Ashuddho? That was the circular issued by the Education Department of

How the Real-Life Drama of the Brahmin and Sanskrit Hatred of Caldwell Appa’s Brood Unfolded

How the Real-Life Drama of the Brahmin and Sanskrit Hatred of Caldwell Appa’s Brood Unfolded

Part 1: How the Dravidianists Destroyed Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu: A Slice from Real Life History When we think of ourselves as Sudras, we accept ourselves as the sons of prostitutes. That was E.V. Ramaswami Naicker[1], perhaps the first political hoodlum of pre-independence India and the patron