Spotlight

What Karl Marx Wrote: The Puri Jagannatha Temple is a Centre of Murder and Prostitution

23 May 2023

4 min read

A revealing nugget from history shows how Karl Marx had ingested Christian Missionary propaganda about Hindu Dharma and wrote elaborate essays based on this propaganda.

Commentary

The Dark Side of a "Classic": Why Pather Panchali is Overrated Poverty Porn

Sandeep Balakrishna

29 Mar 2026

5 min read

Commentary

How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India

Sandeep Balakrishna

16 Dec 2025

6 min read

History Vignettes

Murshid Quli Khan: The Brahmana who Founded Murshidabad

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Dec 2024

5 min read

Notes On Culture

How the Vatican’s Mission to Colonise Bharatavarsha was Strengthened by Teresa

Sandeep Balakrishna

18 Feb 2019

9 min read

Commentary

In Marxist Mythology, the Bhagavad Gita is a Stratagem for Oppression

Shankar Saran

17 Jan 2020

7 min read

Illustration of Mysore University in disrepair

Commentary

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Apr 2026

16 min read

Commentary

The Loathsome Sleaze of Jahangir's Nobles: Mahals as Dens of Lust

Team Dharma Dispatch

08 Oct 2021

4 min read

Commentary

Ghar-Wapsi in the Vijayanagara and Maratha Empire and Gandhi’s Betrayal of Hindus

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Sep 2025

4 min read

History Vignettes

The Apocalyptic Battle of Talikota is an Eternal Warning

Sandeep Balakrishna

10 Oct 2018

13 min read

Notes On Culture

Stability as a Contemporary Metaphor in the Downfall of Indian Cinema

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Jul 2022

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Fragrant History of the World of Ancient Indian Perfumes

Sandeep Balakrishna

20 Oct 2020

5 min read

A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.

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 Psychotic Congress Hatred of Veer Savarkar Explained

Sandeep Balakrishna

28 May 2020

8 min read

Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan reading the Quran

History Vignettes

The Bigotry of Murshid Quli Khan and the Farman that Founded Kolkata

Sandeep Balakrishna

25 Feb 2025

5 min read

History Vignettes

How Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Ousted Dr. B.R. Ambedkar from the Cabinet: The Full Story

Team Dharma Dispatch

14 Apr 2019

19 min read

Illustration of a Hindu Institution in Ancient India

Commentary

Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Jun 2025

7 min read

Commentary

Jai Bhim is a Communist-Periyarist Farce Garbed as a Fight for Tribal Justice

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Nov 2021

11 min read

Commentary

The Calming Strength of his Palm

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Apr 2026

10 min read

A tribute to the late S.R. Ramaswamy, a national treasure who passed away yesterday

History Vignettes

The Chilling Damage that Communism-Infected Nehru Inflicted on an Ancient Civilisation

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Dec 2020

10 min read

The second and concluding part narrates the massive damage that Jawaharlal Nehru's fascination for Communism caused to the Sanatana civilisational fabric of Bharatavarsha.

History Vignettes

Hindu Voices from the Malabar Graveyard: The Rani of Nilambur Records the Misery of the Malabar Hindu Women

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Oct 2019

7 min read

A typical Brahmin who lived in our villages

Notes On Culture

A Glimpse of the Daily Routine and Life of a Brahmin Patriarch

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Nov 2018

6 min read

A slice of the daily routine of a typical Brahmin who lived in India just a century ago

History Vignettes

Bahadur Shah Zafar's Profligate Spending Financed by British Pension

Team Dharma Dispatch

15 Aug 2022

5 min read

The second and concluding part of our series on life inside Bahadur Shah Zafar's Red Fort shows how he and his royalty indulged in extravagant spending and led a reckless life.

History Vignettes

An Inside View of the Crumbling World Within Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Red Fort

Team Dharma Dispatch

12 Aug 2022

5 min read

A highly interesting compilation titled "Precis of Palace Intelligence" gives us an insider's picture of Bahadur Shah Zafar's Red Fort inhabited by 2000 people.