Spotlight

Life in an Indian Village: The Story of Kelambakam

05 Jun 2021

8 min read

Excerpts from an 1891 book describing the profound social life of the 11th century village of Kelambakam located between Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.

Commentary

The Weakening of the National Spirit and the Sanatana Wellspring of Hope

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Aug 2019

9 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

Notes On Culture

The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi

Team Dharma Dispatch

17 Jan 2023

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Pagal Baba’s Profound Discourse on Kundalini

Team Dharma Dispatch

24 Nov 2025

7 min read

Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan on horseback

History Vignettes

Murshidabad: The City Founded by a Shia Bigot

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Jan 2025

4 min read

Notes On Culture

Sita-Parityaga – A Profound Analysis

Arjun Bharadwaj

05 Apr 2025

4 min read

Notes On Culture

Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda

Sandeep Balakrishna

29 Apr 2020

15 min read

Notes On Culture

The Notre Dame Fire and the Hindu Civilisational Resilience: Europe on the Brink

Sandeep Balakrishna

18 Apr 2019

5 min read

Notes On Culture

10 Features Showing the Fundamental and All-encompassing Unity of Bharatavarsha: A Ready Reckoner

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Jul 2019

4 min read

Notes On Culture

The So-Called Kashmir Problem Actually Indicates a Mindset

Sandeep Balakrishna

25 Mar 2019

9 min read

History Vignettes

How Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Ousted Dr. B.R. Ambedkar from the Cabinet: The Full Story

Team Dharma Dispatch

14 Apr 2019

19 min read

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Commentary

Ghar-Wapsi in an Era of Mounting Losses and Existential Crisis: The Conclusion

Sandeep Balakrishna

08 Sep 2025

7 min read

Commentary

The Thriving Colonial Raj in India in Three Random Books

Sandeep Balakrishna

20 Jul 2018

12 min read

Dispatches

The Best of Dharma Dispatch: 2020

Team Dharma Dispatch

31 Dec 2020

6 min read

Notes On Culture

How Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeeshwara Temple Built a Pan Indian Hindu Cultural Complex

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Oct 2020

6 min read

History Vignettes

Want to Destroy Sanskrit? Learn the Vile Art from the Dravidianists!

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Mar 2024

21 min read

Commentary

Here is a Partial Story of the Erstwhile Republic of Jagan Mohan Reddy

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Jun 2024

7 min read

Notes On Culture

The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Jul 2019

5 min read

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

History Vignettes

Viscount Valentia: The Unapologetic Exponent of Colonial Slavery

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Dec 2025

4 min read

George Viscount Valentia was an unapologetic advocate of colonial slavery and celebrated British colonialism

Dispatches

The Dharma Dispatch Reading List to Kickstart Your 2019

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Jan 2019

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Fragrant History of the World of Ancient Indian Perfumes

Sandeep Balakrishna

20 Oct 2020

5 min read

A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.

Notes On Culture

Richard’s Seduction of Anne and Manthara’s Brainwashing of Kaikeyi

Sandeep Balakrishna

15 May 2024

4 min read

The episode of Richard III's seduction of Anne and Manthara's slow and effective poisoning of Kaikeyi's mind offers a brilliant comparative analysis of the genius level grasp of literary Masters over ...