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Illustration of Mricchakatika, Indira and Sanjay Gandhi
Notes On Culture
Mricchakatika as an Allegory of the Emergency
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
Shudraka's immortal Sanskrit play, Mricchakatika, written in the 5th Century, is an uncanny allegory of Indira Gandhi's emergency
Episodes from an Oppressive Era: How Hindus Preserved their Dharma Under Shah Jahan’s Tyranny
History Vignettes
Episodes from an Oppressive Era: How Hindus Preserved their Dharma Under Shah Jahan’s Tyranny
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
A series unraveling the truth of Hindu and Sikh persecution under Shah Jahan's regime and the Hindu response thereto
Saartha
History Vignettes
Saartha: Ancient India's Travelling Multinational Corporations
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
3 min read
It can be said that the Saartha was the first system of mobile MNCs to originate from Bharatavarsha
How Hair-Dyes were Prepared in Ancient India: A List of Recipes and Methods
Notes On Culture
How Hair-Dyes were Prepared in Ancient India: A List of Recipes and Methods
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
An essay containing detailed information about the recipes and the procedure for preparing hair-dyes in ancient India.
Illustration of Mysore University in disrepair
Commentary
How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
16 min read
The University of Mysore took its inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Power-hungry caste politicians aided by communists eventually transformed it into a graveyard of knowledge.
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