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St Helena as seen by Valentia
History Vignettes
Viscount Valentia: The Unapologetic Exponent of Colonial Slavery
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
George Viscount Valentia was an unapologetic advocate of colonial slavery and celebrated British colonialism
Kautilya’s Eternal Imprint on the History of Bharatavarsha: An Introduction
History Vignettes
Kautilya’s Eternal Imprint on the History of Bharatavarsha: An Introduction
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
The first part of a series tracing the imprint of Chanakya and Kautilya on various aspects of the civilisational history of Bharatavarsha.
Kautilya's Arthasastra as a Manual of Empire-Building
History Vignettes
Kautilya's Arthasastra as a Manual of Empire-Building
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
In the third part, we discuss how Kautilya's Arthasastra was a manual of empire-building and how its influence played a big role in the great Hindu Empires of India, spread over many centuries.
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
Ramayana Version
Notes On Culture
Decoding the Many Versions of the Ramayana
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
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 ...
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
Notes On Culture
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
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