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Pather Panchali Satyajit Ray
Commentary
The Dark Side of a "Classic": Why Pather Panchali is Overrated Poverty Porn
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
How political patronage, taxpayer plunder, and Western approval created an Indian cinematic idol named Satyajit Ray, maker of "Pather Panchali."
How Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeeshwara Temple Built a Pan Indian Hindu Cultural Complex
Notes On Culture
How Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeeshwara Temple Built a Pan Indian Hindu Cultural Complex
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
The concluding part narrates the story of how by building the Brihadeeshwara Temple, Rajaraja Chola built an entire civilisation itself.
The Nose-Ring or Nath is an Import from Muslim Invaders
History Vignettes
The Nose-Ring or Nath is an Import from Muslim Invaders
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
A deep-dive into the exciting and chequered history of the Nath or nose-ring, the familiar ornament worn by Hindu women over the centuries.
How IPTA Captured Drama and Cinema
Notes On Culture
How IPTA Captured Drama and Cinema
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
A near-comprehensive account of how the grand and unbroken tradition of Indian drama was intentionally destroyed by the Leftists
Does a Politician Need Literature?
Notes On Culture
Does a Politician Need Literature?
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
This is an English translation of D.V. Gundappa's 1950 essay in Kannada titled, "Does a Politician Need Literature?" It has much valuable advice both for aspiring and serving politicians.
Illustration of Ordinary Hindus in the medieval period
History Vignettes
The Common Hindu Never Accepted Alien Muslim Rule as Indigenous
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
Sita Ram Goel conclusively proves how the ordinary Hindu always knew the true history of his country and culture contrary to colonial and Marxist fabrications
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