Sandeep Balakrishna

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Subashita Sunday Episode 3: Vemana, Kalidasa and Vedanta

Subashita Sunday Episode 3: Vemana, Kalidasa and Vedanta

We’re back again with Episode 3 of the Subhāṣita Sunday on The Dharma Dispatch. Like always, we have curated a handpicked collection of articles drawn from the best and the most prized annals of Bharatiya tradition. Happy reading! The Futility of Leading Life Randomly It appears that you can

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The Nectar of the Veda: The Equanimity of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti

The Nectar of the Veda: The Equanimity of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti

In this Series: The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti: A Sacred Vow of Lifelong Vedic Learning The Sama Veda Yaga of Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti and Indifference to Fame After he began the work of the Pratishthana, Sri Sheshanna Shrauti did not

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The Sama Veda Yaga of Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti and Indifference to Fame

The Sama Veda Yaga of Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti and Indifference to Fame

In this Series: The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti: A Sacred Vow of Lifelong Vedic Learning Learning Sama Veda from Sri Sheshanna Shrauti After I finished writing Sandhyadarshana, I used to visit Sri Sheshanna Shrauti to learn Sama Veda. Every morning at

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Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti: A Sacred Vow of Lifelong Vedic Learning

Vedacharya Sri Sheshanna Shrauti: A Sacred Vow of Lifelong Vedic Learning

Read Part 1: The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya Acquaintance with Sri Sheshanna Shrauti My acquaintance with Sri Sheshanna Shrauti deepened after I began working earnestly on the Sandhyadarshana book. I was a frequent visitor to his home and eventually got to know his family and

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The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya

The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya

Preface The auspicious Vyasa Purnima (or Guru Purnima) concluded earlier this week. However, the equally auspicious Chatur-Masya is still ongoing. But one doesn’t really require a special occasion to recall the life, contribution, and enduring legacy of Rishi-like luminaries. Especially in a tradition like Santana Dharma where

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Subhāṣita Sunday: Episode 2: Sarvajna, Bhartruhari, and the Wandering Mason

Subhāṣita Sunday: Episode 2: Sarvajna, Bhartruhari, and the Wandering Mason

We are delighted to present Episode 2 of the Subhāṣita Sunday on The Dharma Dispatch. Like always, we have curated a handpicked collection of articles drawn from the best and the most prized annals of Bharatiya tradition. Happy reading! The Pride of Little Learning Like the previous episode, we begin

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Mohandas Gandhi Orders the Indian National Congress to Succumb to Moplah Jihadis in the Infamous Resolution No. 3

Mohandas Gandhi Orders the Indian National Congress to Succumb to Moplah Jihadis in the Infamous Resolution No. 3

The barbaric Jihad against Hindus in the Malabar region can by no stretch of imagination be characterized as the “Moplah Rebellion.” Even the stray incidents of arson, capture of British officials, siege of police stations, etc do not qualify this appalling brutality to be termed a mere “rebellion.” The context

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How Mohandas Gandhi’s Pious Dictatorship Culminated in the Genocide of Hindus in Malabar: The Hidden Details

How Mohandas Gandhi’s Pious Dictatorship Culminated in the Genocide of Hindus in Malabar: The Hidden Details

On 24 December 1921, the pre-independence Indian National Congress met at Ahmedabad for a discussion on the Congress Subjects Committee and passed five or six resolutions. This was truly a watershed moment both in the history of the INC and that of Bharatavarsha. It officially appointed Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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Subhāṣita Sunday: Episode 1: Bhartruhari, Karma Yoga, DVG

Subhāṣita Sunday: Episode 1: Bhartruhari, Karma Yoga, DVG

We are delighted to announce a new feature entitled Subhāṣita Sunday starting today on The Dharma Dispatch. As the name indicates, this will be a weekly feature published every Sunday carrying a short list of curated articles, book lists, verses, reviews and other valuable material drawn from the best and

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The Ideal, Conception and Practice of Chakravartin Shows the All-Encompassing Unity of Bharatavarsha

The Ideal, Conception and Practice of Chakravartin Shows the All-Encompassing Unity of Bharatavarsha

Read Part 1: 10 Features Showing the Fundamental and All-encompassing Unity of Bharatavarsha: A Ready Reckoner Chakravartin or Samrat: The Paramount Sovereign This is a very ancient ideal, conception and institution of kingship dating back to the Vedas and had been familiar to Indians hundreds of years before Chandragupta

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