Spotlight

A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity

18 Feb 2026

6 min read

For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Over the last three decades, its sanctity has been almost completely e ...

History Vignettes

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Feb 2021

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

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Mar 2020

6 min read

Illustration of a Scholar of Indian History working on the Field

Notes On Culture

The Superhuman Labours of the Pioneers of Indian History

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 May 2025

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Ideal Guru and the Ideal Shishya in the Medieval Tamil Desham

Team Dharma Dispatch

10 Jan 2022

5 min read

Commentary

How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India

Sandeep Balakrishna

16 Dec 2025

6 min read

Notes On Culture

When Bala Krishna ate Butter from Devara Rangamma’s Hands

Team Dharma Dispatch

29 Apr 2024

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Padma Subrahmanyam: The Patriot who Danced her way into our Hearts

Madhulika Srivatsa

04 Aug 2023

7 min read

Notes On Culture

The Concept of Širk: What it Meant Before the Advent of Islam

Koenraad Elst

12 Aug 2019

23 min read

Commentary

From Visvesvarayya to Siddaramaiah: A Brief History of Destruction

Sandeep Balakrishna

19 Jul 2024

7 min read

History Vignettes

Tipu Sultan: The Aurangzeb of South India

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 May 2020

12 min read

A comprehensive account of the barbaric legacy of Tipu Sultan, the Tyrant of Mysore

History Vignettes

When Hindu Women Sold Their Jewels to Fight Mahmud Ghazni

Team Dharma Dispatch

29 Apr 2021

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Vandalising Mricchakatika: The Artistic Fraud Called Utsav

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 Jun 2019

11 min read

History Vignettes

The Unstoppable Ascent of Kasim Razvi

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Sep 2023

4 min read

History Vignettes

What Sitaram ji Said: Encounters with Jawaharlal Nehru

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Oct 2018

5 min read

Notes On Culture

When Our Mahajans and Shroffs Financed the Pleasures of the Officers of the British Raj

Team Dharma Dispatch

19 May 2021

5 min read

Commentary

The Secularist Slaughtering Spree of Sanyasins: How Many More Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswatis Need to be Sacrificed and Forgotten?

Sandeep Balakrishna

24 Apr 2020

7 min read

History Vignettes

How the Blazing Eloquence of Acharya Kavindra Became a Moonlit Service to Sanatana Dharma

Sandeep Balakrishna

19 May 2020

9 min read

A historical essay narrating the extraordinary eloquence of Acharya Kavindra in Shah Jahan's Court

Commentary

Nawab Nehru's Betrayal of C. Rajagopalachari

Team Dharma Dispatch

23 Oct 2024

4 min read

This is a slice from recent history that shows how Nawab Nehru nonchalantly betrayed C. Rajagopalachari, his close friend for decades.

History Vignettes

Why Shivaji is the True Shakti-Putra

Team Dharma Dispatch

28 Jan 2026

6 min read

Sita Ram Goel powerfully showcases the reasons why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the true Shakti-Putra or the son of Shakti

History Vignettes

Jaitra Simha Rawal: The Forgotten Hindu Hero who Singlehandedly Saved South India for Half a Century

Sandeep Balakrishna

20 Dec 2021

6 min read

Jaitra Simha Rawal was the fierce Hindu Hero who singlehandedly stopped the Delhi Sultanate's southward expansion and saved the Deccan and south India for about half a century.

Dispatches

Lessons from Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s Profound Essay on Ancient Indian Education

Team Dharma Dispatch

21 Jul 2021

6 min read

As India stood on the threshold of attaining political independence, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee authored a brilliant paper encapsulating the history of Indian education and the lessons it holds for us ...

History Vignettes

The Verse that Heralded a Half Century of the Splendid Reign of Paramara Bhoja Raja

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Aug 2020

11 min read

An inspiring and moving historical narrative from the childhood of the 11th Century king, the immortal Paramara Bhoja.