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A Brief History of the Breathtaking Belur Chennakeshava Temple
Notes On Culture

A Brief History of the Breathtaking Belur Chennakeshava Temple

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
The 900-year old Belur Chennakeshava Temple is one of the greatest treasure-houses of Indian art, architecture and sculpture, all of which was accomplished by the motivation of Sanatana piety. This es ...
A Colonial British Surgeon’s India Diary: Circa 1891
Notes On Culture

A Colonial British Surgeon’s India Diary: Circa 1891

By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The first part of a series carrying excerpts from Dr. Francis, a British surgeon who stayed in India at the turn of the twentieth century and recorded his observations of our society, culture, beliefs ...
Shah Alam
History Vignettes

Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Shah Alam II, the 11th descendant of Aurangzeb singlehandedly ruined whatever was left of the Mughal Empire. It is a truly deplorable story.
Rajagoipalachari
Commentary

Nawab Nehru's Betrayal of C. Rajagopalachari

By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
This is a slice from recent history that shows how Nawab Nehru nonchalantly betrayed C. Rajagopalachari, his close friend for decades.
Slaughtering History, Promoting Sloth And Murdering Work Ethic: The Dravidian Model
Commentary

Slaughtering History, Promoting Sloth And Murdering Work Ethic: The Dravidian Model

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
Dr. B.G.L. Swamy narrates an eyewitness anecdote showing how successive Governments in Tamil Nadu deliberately pushed a distorted "Dravidian" ideology and killed the original Tamil culture.
Sir M. Visvesvarayya: Annadaata Sukhi Bhava!
Dispatches

Sir M. Visvesvarayya: Annadaata Sukhi Bhava!

By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
In the concluding part of this series, Masti Venkatesha Iyengar movingly describes how Sir M. Visvesvarayya literally became the Annadaata of the Kannada people: the giver of food.
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