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Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan's Aide Raghunandan in a war
History Vignettes

How Murshid Quli Khan Facilitated the Renewal of Hindu Power in Bengal

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Murshid Quli Khan elevated talented Hindus to high positions in his civil and military administration and created a new Zamindari class in Bengal
Illustration of Gandikota Fort View
History Vignettes

The Sun-Dried Tears of Gandikota

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
The first episode of a series narrating the brief civilisational history of Gandikota, fabled as the Grand Canyon of India.
Technical and Literary Education in the Vijayanagara Empire
History Vignettes

Technical and Literary Education in the Vijayanagara Empire

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
The second and concluding episode of this series provides some glimpses into the technical and literary education in the Vijayanagara Empire.
Dharmic Education in an Era of Planned De-Hinduisation of India
Commentary

Dharmic Education in an Era of Planned De-Hinduisation of India

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
3 min read
What we now call as “Dharmic education” was the natural state of our social and cultural life even 60-70 years ago. The very fact that we’re now using Dharmic as an adjective only shows the severity o ...
An Imperative for Dharmic Education for Hindu Children in an Woke Pandemic Era
Commentary

An Imperative for Dharmic Education for Hindu Children in an Woke Pandemic Era

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Rediscovering the ideal and roots of our Dharmic education is an urgent imperative to prevent Hindu children from getting sucked into the Woke blackhole
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