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The Story of an Unknown Vijayanagara Hero: The Barber Kondoja who Obtained Tax Exemption for his Entire Community
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Kondoja, an expert barber in Karnataka impressed Aliya Rama Raya with his beard-shaving skills and used the opportunity to get a tax exemption for his community throughout the Vijayanagara Empire. The ...
An Analysis of the Characters of the Mahabharata by D.V. Gundappa
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
This is the first episode of a series analysing the characters of the Mahabharata penned by the legendary DVG about 50 years ago.
P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
3 min read
P.K. Gode's ancestor was Naro Rayaji Gode, who served in the Maratha Empire under Gangadhar Krishna Pratinidhi in the 18th century. P.K. Gode has painstakingly traced his family's history using the fr ...
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