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What Karl Marx Wrote: The Puri Jagannatha Temple is a Centre of Murder and Prostitution
Commentary
What Karl Marx Wrote: The Puri Jagannatha Temple is a Centre of Murder and Prostitution
By
Shankar Saran
4 min read
A revealing nugget from history shows how Karl Marx had ingested Christian Missionary propaganda about Hindu Dharma and wrote elaborate essays based on this propaganda.
Banana: How the Food of our Devatas became an Inseparable Part of the Sanatana Social Life
Notes On Culture
Banana: How the Food of our Devatas became an Inseparable Part of the Sanatana Social Life
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
3 min read
The banana is such an inseparable part of the cultural and social life of Bharatavarsha that we have taken it for granted and do not pause to inquire into its hoary history and imprint
Introducing the Jivana of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Notes On Culture
Introducing the Jivana of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
A pen portrait of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, one of the literary titans of Kannada who redefined the short story genre and set a high standard for journalism as the editor of the monthly, Jivana.
The Cost of Feeding Mohandas Gandhi: Ask Sarat Chandra Bose
History Vignettes
The Cost of Feeding Mohandas Gandhi: Ask Sarat Chandra Bose
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
In 1932, Mohandas Gandhi stayed for several weeks in the home of Sarat Chandra Bose in Calcutta as his esteemed guest. This essay contains some revealing details drawn from an eyewitness account of th ...
B.A. Saletore's masterpiece "Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions," remains a classic in the field. It has sadly been cast into oblivion.
History Vignettes
Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions: Saletore’s Magnum Opus on Sanatana Politics and Statecraft
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
B.A. Saletore's masterpiece "Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions," remains a classic in the field. It has sadly been cast into oblivion.
Jahangir's Messenger Cover Page
Dispatches
Padmasimha in Chittorgarh: An Excerpt from Jahangir's Messenger
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
An excerpt from Sandeep Balakrishna's historical novel, "Jahangir's Messenger."
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