Spotlight

Origins of The All India Progressive Writers' Association, an organ of the Communist Party of India that invaded the Indian literary space in the 1930s and inflicted enormous damage

Commentary

What is Happening in Andhra is not Mere Temple Vandalism but an Outbreak of Hindu Persecution

Sandeep Balakrishna

10 Jan 2021

15 min read

Notes On Culture

Busting the Spurious Narrative of 300 Ramayanas

Arjun Bharadwaj

23 Mar 2026

5 min read

History Vignettes

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Dec 2025

4 min read

Podcasts

The Making of Chanakya: Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi Narrates the Full Story of how the TV Epic was Made

Team Dharma Dispatch

20 Apr 2020

2 min read

History Vignettes

When Hindu Women Sold Their Jewels to Fight Mahmud Ghazni

Team Dharma Dispatch

29 Apr 2021

5 min read

Illustration of a Qazi executing a Hindu in Murshid Quli Khan's regime

History Vignettes

The Horrific Finale: Glimpses of Hindu Persecution by Murshid Quli Khan

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Feb 2025

7 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

A series unraveling the truth of Hindu and Sikh persecution under Shah Jahan's regime and the Hindu response thereto

Notes On Culture

The Song of the Wayfarers

Sandeep Balakrishna

28 May 2025

5 min read

This is an English translation of DVG's evocative Kannada poem, Daarigara Haadu or the Song of the Wayfarers

History Vignettes

[PHOTOESSAY] A Bridge on the River Haridra

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Apr 2026

5 min read

Forgotten Vijayanagara Heritage: The Ancient Haridra Dam and Crumbling Kali Temple of Devarabelakere.

History Vignettes

The Apocalyptic Battle of Talikota is an Eternal Warning

Sandeep Balakrishna

10 Oct 2018

13 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

Murshid Quli Khan was a fanatical Shia who ran his administration strictly according to the diktats of the Quran

Notes On Culture

The Enduring Possibilities of the Vasistha-Visvamitra Story and a Contrast with Leo Tolstoy

Sandeep Balakrishna

08 Jun 2022

6 min read

Maharshi Valmiki has given us a timeless raw material in his Vasistha-Visvamitra story. A contrast with Leo Tolstoy's popular fable shows a clear contrast between Bharatavarsha and the Christian West. ...