Spotlight

Contrast between Western Materialism and Indian Society

How Western Materialism Erodes Hindu Ethics

29 Dec 2021

4 min read

Pramatha Nath Bose, the father of Indian Geology was also a devout Sanatani. In this forgotten essay written in 1914, he warns how Western materialism was assaulting and distorting the profound Hindu ...

History Vignettes

Sita Ram Goel Narrates the Blazing Saga of Hindutva

Team Dharma Dispatch

24 Jan 2026

4 min read

Commentary

Ghar-Wapsi: Meos, Malkana Rajputs and a Saga of Missed Opportunities

Sandeep Balakrishna

28 Aug 2025

5 min read

History Vignettes

Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal who was also the Last Great Traitor

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Feb 2021

7 min read

Commentary

The Cult of Mother Teresa had to Obviously Culminate in this Horror

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Jul 2018

8 min read

History Vignettes

Bhasker Anand Saletore: The Historian Extraordinaire

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Sep 2024

6 min read

Notes On Culture

Sita-Parityaga – A Profound Analysis

Arjun Bharadwaj

05 Apr 2025

4 min read

Commentary

The Final Century for the Hindu Civilisation

Sandeep Balakrishna

24 Jul 2025

5 min read

History Vignettes

Jayanti Dharma Teja: The Original Nehruvian Crony Capitalist

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Feb 2021

8 min read

Notes On Culture

An Enchanting Miniature of Village-Level Jurisprudence in South India

Sandeep Balakrishna

10 Feb 2022

8 min read

History Vignettes

When Homi J Bhabha’s Grandfather Saved an Endangered Sanskrit Pathashala in Kolar

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Nov 2022

7 min read

Commentary

How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India

Sandeep Balakrishna

16 Dec 2025

6 min read

‘Dhurandhar’ is the first Indian movie that shows Pakistan as an Islamic theocratic state masquerading as a democracy and how it has cultivated a vast ecosystem of supporters in India

Notes On Culture

The Personal Pathology of Karna

Sandeep Balakrishna

31 Aug 2023

4 min read

Illustration of Jawaharlal Nehru in a Muslim Court

History Vignettes

Nawab Nehru’s Undying Love for Muslim Despotism Exposed Threadbare

Team Dharma Dispatch

14 Jan 2026

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Grand Universe of Ummatturu Temples: Where Sri Krishnadevarya Began his Digvijaya

Arati VB

19 Nov 2020

5 min read

History Vignettes

Episodes from an Oppressive Era: How Hindus Preserved their Dharma Under Shah Jahan’s Tyranny

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Mar 2020

6 min read

History Vignettes

When the Bower Manuscript Opened the Doors to an Extensive Hindu Civilisational Imprint in China

Sandeep Balakrishna

25 May 2023

6 min read

History Vignettes

The Extraordinary Universe of Artisan Guilds in Ancient India

Sandeep Balakrishna

24 Jun 2022

4 min read

Commentary

Rajaji vs. Nehru: The Untold Story of the Scholar-Statesman Who Defied the Congress Establishment

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Mar 2026

9 min read

Beyond the Rajaji Utsav, a look at how C. Rajagopalachari’s legacy exposed the early roots of corruption and political sidelining by the Nehruvian establishment

Notes On Culture

Banana: How the Food of our Devatas became an Inseparable Part of the Sanatana Social Life

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Dec 2023

3 min read

The banana is such an inseparable part of the cultural and social life of Bharatavarsha that we have taken it for granted and do not pause to inquire into its hoary history and imprint

Notes On Culture

Tantu and Bhitti: A Modern Mahabharata and a Profound Autobiography of a Literary Colossus

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 Jun 2024

5 min read

The final episode of this series introducing Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's major works explores Tantu (Strand) and Bhitti (Foundation). Tantu is a modern, epic narrating the tragic story of India's all-round d ...

Illustration of a Jesuit reading the Indian Constitution

Notes On Culture

This Attitude of Nehru's Government has Inspired Christian Missionaries with Confidence in the Indian Constitution: A Jesuit Speaks Out

Sandeep Balakrishna

21 Jun 2019

8 min read

How Jawaharlal Nehru's lifelong obsession for seeking validation from the White Man enabled large scale conversion activity by Christian missionaries in India

History Vignettes

The Dravidian Lemuria Fantasy as History and the Invention of Kumarikandam as Geography

Sandeep Balakrishna

21 Jan 2019

5 min read

How the Dravidianists invented a non-existent Kumarikandam and politicised both history and geography for political purposes

A Representation of Avadhoota Mahadeva Sastri

Notes On Culture

An Avadhoota from Old Bangalore: Swami Mahadeva Sastri

Team Dharma Dispatch

25 Sep 2024

7 min read

This is a heartwarming and evocative profile of Swami Mahadeva Sastri, an Avadhoota in Bangalore hailing from the pre-Independence era.