Spotlight

How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India

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

Illustration of Valentia's Route from Calcutta to Bhagalpur

History Vignettes

Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Jan 2026

7 min read

Dispatches

The Best of Dharma Dispatch: 2025

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Jan 2026

4 min read

History Vignettes

Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions

Team Dharma Dispatch

23 May 2022

8 min read

Notes On Culture

When a Lake Inscription Opened a Chapter of Vijayanagara History

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 May 2025

4 min read

Illustration of Justice Swaminathan and Deepathoon

Commentary

The DMK's Hindu Hatred is at the Root of Justice Swaminathan's Impeachment Move

Sandeep Balakrishna

19 Dec 2025

9 min read

Notes On Culture

Pagal Baba’s Profound Discourse on Kundalini

Team Dharma Dispatch

24 Nov 2025

7 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

Reclaiming Sanatana Spaces: A Profound Lesson from the Mandsaur Silk-Weavers Guild

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Jul 2025

7 min read

History Vignettes

Tipu Sultan: The Aurangzeb of South India

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 May 2020

12 min read

History Vignettes

The Magnificent Cultural Realm of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar

Sandeep Balakrishna

21 Dec 2020

8 min read

An Old Brahmin who defied Firuz Shah is bound in chains

History Vignettes

The Unsung Brahmin Hero who Defied Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 Nov 2025

4 min read

This is the story of an old Brahmin who openly performed Puja in Delhi under Firuz Shah Tughlaq's bigoted regime and was burnt to death

History Vignettes

The Exquisite Gauda Desha of Dhundiraja

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Nov 2020

7 min read

History Vignettes

A Case for India: A Glimpse into how the British Plundered India and Destroyed a Great Civilisation

Sandeep Balakrishna

15 Mar 2019

6 min read

Commentary

The Forgotten 1947 Siege of Delhi: Scripted in Pakistan, Executed by Indian Muslims and Foiled by Sardar Patel

Sandeep Balakrishna

21 Feb 2025

8 min read

Commentary

How Indian Communists Helped the Muslim League to Carve out Pakistan

Sandeep Balakrishna

13 Dec 2024

8 min read

Notes On Culture

The Manu-Nauka Story and the Woke Gender-Benders: An Analysis

Sandeep Balakrishna

18 Oct 2023

5 min read

History Vignettes

How John Marshall Destroyed R.D Banerji's Career: Or the Climate of History Research in B.A. Saletore's Time

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Sep 2024

5 min read

Commentary

A Dharma Primer for Former Judge Kurian Joseph

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Mar 2024

8 min read

Former Supreme Court Judge Kurian Joseph who urged the Chief Justice of India to drop the existing motto of the SC which contains the word Dharma, has no clue about Dharma

History Vignettes

Wellesley’s Grand Banquet in Lok Bhavan as a Symbol of British Plunder

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Dec 2025

4 min read

On January 26, 1803, Wellesley throws a lavish dinner at Lok Bhavan, Calcutta, attended by Valentia. Its extravagance is funded by the British plunder of India.

History Vignettes

Jayanti Dharma Teja: The Original Nehruvian Crony Capitalist

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Feb 2021

8 min read

The rise and fall of the shipping tycoon, Jayanti Dharma Teja, India's original crony capitalist.

Notes On Culture

The Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Jul 2021

5 min read

The Puranic roots and cultural metamorphosis of the expletive, "Moo Devi" prevalent in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

History Vignettes

What the Deadly Riot of Delhi Shoe-Sellers in 1729 Reveals about the True Character of Mughal Decline

Sandeep Balakrishna

31 Jan 2022

5 min read

The forgotten Delhi Shoe-Sellers' Riot of 1729 throws a stark and informative light on the real extent of the decay of the Mughal Empire under Muhammad Shah. It also reveals substantial details of the ...

History Vignettes

The Famous Mughalai Cuisine in Jahangir's Regime was a Feast of Exploitation: Concluding Episode

Team Dharma Dispatch

11 Oct 2021

5 min read

In the final episode of this series, we get an eyewitness account of the kind of houses Jahangir's nobles built, the typical menu of the food they ate and the pathetic condition of their concubines.