Spotlight

Decoding the Many Versions of the Ramayana

12 Aug 2024

6 min read

Much confusion, debates and distortions have occurred owing to the hundreds of versions and retellings of the Ramayana that have appeared in all Indian (and foreign) languages. This episode begins a d ...

Notes On Culture

How the Vatican’s Mission to Colonise Bharatavarsha was Strengthened by Teresa

Sandeep Balakrishna

18 Feb 2019

9 min read

Commentary

What Karl Marx Wrote: The Puri Jagannatha Temple is a Centre of Murder and Prostitution

Shankar Saran

23 May 2023

4 min read

Notes On Culture

Tantu and Bhitti: A Modern Mahabharata and a Profound Autobiography of a Literary Colossus

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 Jun 2024

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Art, Artist and Artistry in K. Viswanath’s Cinema: Episode 2

Sandeep Balakrishna

29 Sep 2025

5 min read

Illustration of Mysore University in disrepair

Commentary

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Apr 2026

16 min read

Commentary

The Calming Strength of his Palm

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Apr 2026

10 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

How Kohat was Entirely Cleansed of its Hindu Population: The Tragic Finale

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 Aug 2019

7 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

A Colonial British Surgeon’s India Diary: Circa 1891

Team Dharma Dispatch

17 May 2021

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Acharya M Hiriyanna: The Joyous Radiance of Sanatana Erudition and Scholarship

Sandeep Balakrishna

21 May 2020

10 min read

A profile and humble tribute to Acharya Mysore Hiriyanna, one of the pristine scholars of Sanatana philosophy and aesthetics

Congress Leaders Siddaramaiah versus Shivakumar

Commentary

Karnataka Chaos: A Mess Created by the Congress High Command

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Nov 2025

6 min read

History Vignettes

Tipu Sultan: The Aurangzeb of South India

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 May 2020

12 min read

Notes On Culture

Revisiting K.M. Munshi's Majestic Vision for Writing India's History

Sandeep Balakrishna

19 Feb 2021

6 min read

Illustration of Sardar Patel and Mir Osman Ali of Hyderabad

History Vignettes

Hyderabad was never an Independent State: History’s Verdict

Team Dharma Dispatch

18 Apr 2026

7 min read

Commentary

Mohammad Shahbuddin: The Posterboy of Bihar's Jungle Raj

Sandeep Balakrishna

15 Nov 2025

6 min read

Illustration of Sitakund Maghi Mela in Munger

History Vignettes

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Mar 2026

5 min read

History Vignettes

History Lessons for Incredible India: The True Meaning of the “Tower of Victory” at Qutub Minar

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Mar 2020

12 min read

A history essay delineating the real meaning and civilisational significance of Qutub Minar or The Tower of Victory

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

Remember Dhanga’s Pious Service to Sanatana Dharma the Next Time you Visit Khajuraho

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Apr 2022

5 min read

The incalculable service of the Chandela Emperor, Dhanga towards protecting and propagating Sanatana Dharma is a little-known story. A great Bhakta of Shiva, his pious end is quite an extraordinary sa ...

Notes On Culture