In this Series The Notre Dame Fire and the Hindu Civilisational Resilience: Europe on the Brink The Christian Darkness of the West and the Atman of Hindu Civilisation Let’s consider three random but eminently representative episodes from Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s three different novels. In a fine and
Read Part 1: The Notre Dame Fire and the Hindu Civilisational Resilience: Europe on the Brink What are the roots of what is known as the European civilisation? Generally speaking, they are the ancient Greek and Roman, both pre-Christian, and civilisations in the true sense. Two characteristics can generally
Victor Hugo is perhaps the most eminent writer who wrote that elegant and extensive ode to the grand Notre Dame Cathedral which went up in flames day before yesterday. His justly celebrated and poignant classic, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is actually a great motif in which the Cathedral is
निधये सर्वविद्यानां भिषजे भवरोगिणाम् । गुरवे सर्वलोकानां दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥ Salutations to Dakshinamurthy the Guru, Who is the teacher of all the world | Who is the doctor for all diseases And who is the
This is the full talk of the iconic Kannada and pan-India novelist, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa in which he passionately and logically gives reasons why Narendra Modi must remain India’s Prime Minister till 2029. Dr. Bhyrappa speaks on wide-ranging themes such as how the Indian economy has
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is part of a history initiative at The Dharma Dispatch, which aims to educate and inform our readers about both little-known and well-known aspects of Indian history drawn entirely from primary sources. The aim and purpose of this initiative is to evoke interest
In his election rally today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a speed breaker in the state’s development. While that is perfectly accurate, one actually needs to ask a fundamental question: how can any nation or state or people even tolerate much less live under
The 2019 Indian general elections are about a week away. This is an election like no other. No, not even remotely like the landmark 2014 general elections. If we could capture the broad themes of the upcoming elections in a few words they are the following: * Civilizational * Generational * Economic * Futuristic
Let me say it bluntly. What we call as the Kashmir “problem” is a polite way of describing a civilisational threat. It is a festering wound created by that Nawab of Cluelessness, our first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The contrast is incredible: on one hand we have a Sardar Patel
Perhaps it’s only in post-independence India that a single political family ushered in a cynical culture of winning elections based not on native civilizational, cultural, and human values but on something called secularism. Although tomes have been written on this and wealthy careers and political empires established by