Spotlight

Illustration of Mahakavi Srinatha in a Procession

Mahakavi Srinatha Throws a Challenge to Arunagirinatha Kavi

14 hours ago

6 min read

Nori Narasimha Sastry fleshes out Mahakavi Srinatha's character as a feisty and talented poet who throws a deceptive poetic challenge to his counterpart, Arunagirinatha

History Vignettes

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Feb 2026

5 min read

Commentary

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

Team Dharma Dispatch

08 Oct 2021

4 min read

Notes On Culture

Sri Chamarajendra Vedaratnamala: The Making of an Immortal Garland of Sacred Sanatana Literature

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Jul 2021

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Essential Ramayana: An Introduction

Arjun Bharadwaj

15 Jul 2024

4 min read

Commentary

The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground

Sandeep Balakrishna

05 Jun 2019

8 min read

Notes On Culture

Srimad Ramayana: The First Poem. Maharshi Valmiki: The First Poet

Arjun Bharadwaj

17 Jul 2024

4 min read

Commentary

The Art of Reading - An Instructive Lesson from DVG

Team Dharma Dispatch

09 Jan 2025

5 min read

History Vignettes

What Maharaja Sambhaji’s Unknown Sanskrit Letter Said: Let us Capture Emperor Aurangzeb Himself!

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Aug 2020

6 min read

Notes On Culture

Aparigraha: An Original Sanatana Ideal and Societal Value

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 Dec 2022

6 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

History Vignettes

The Humane Principles of Statecraft that Powered a Hindu Kingdom: Amatya Ramachandra Pant’s Profound Guidebook

Team Dharma Dispatch

22 Dec 2021

5 min read

In this episode of Amatya Ramachandra Pant's Ajnapatra, we observe the incredibly humane principles that guided the great Hindu Kingdom of Chhatrapati Shivaji and his descendants. This must be made pr ...

History Vignettes

Hindu Voices from the Malabar Graveyard: War Song of the Moplahs and the Century-Long Massacres of Hindus

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Oct 2019

8 min read

History Vignettes

Tipu Sultan: The Aurangzeb of South India

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 May 2020

12 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

History Vignettes

The Sun-Dried Tears of Gandikota

Sandeep Balakrishna

30 Sep 2024

4 min read

Notes On Culture

The Poignant Story of the Jai Sitaram Gosais

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Dec 2024

5 min read

Battle of Jayapaladeva with Mahmud of Ghazni

History Vignettes

The Noble Martyrdom of Maharaja Jayapaladeva Whose Heroic Pyre Remains Unmourned

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Feb 2020

9 min read

Notes On Culture

How Christian Missionaries Use Dalits as Canon-Fodder for Anti-Hindu Propaganda

Koenraad Elst

15 Aug 2020

7 min read

A brilliant essay that traces the link of the Christian Missionary apparatus to slave trade and how Christians continue to use Dalits and other Hindu classes as weapons against their own Hindu society ...

Illustration of Mir Jumla Overlooking a Temple Destruction

History Vignettes

Mir Jumla: Aurangzeb’s Confidant who Befriended Telugu Niyogi Brahmins

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Oct 2024

4 min read

Mir Jumla who became Aurangzeb's trusted aide, was a reckless plunderer and military commander who became the Prime Minister of the Sultan of Golconda. He entrusted his revenue management to Telugu Ni ...

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

This is the story of Pakistan's attempted capture of Delhi less than a month after India attained independence and how Sardar Patel foiled it

History Vignettes

Whitewashing the Forced Conversions of Hindus to Islam in Medieval India: Here's What the Primary Records Say

Shankar Saran

13 Feb 2020

5 min read

Debunking the whitewashing and distortions of Marxist History about the forced conversions of Hindus into Islam in the medieval Muslim period

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

History Vignettes

How Bakhtiyar Khalji Physically Erased Gaur

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Sep 2023

4 min read

A little-known history of the manner in which Bakhtiyar Khalji physically exterminated Gaur and erased all traces of its Hindu past