Spotlight

Illustration of a Jesuit reading the Indian Constitution

This Attitude of Nehru's Government has Inspired Christian Missionaries with Confidence in the Indian Constitution: A Jesuit Speaks Out

21 Jun 2019

8 min read

How Jawaharlal Nehru's lifelong obsession for seeking validation from the White Man enabled large scale conversion activity by Christian missionaries in India

History Vignettes

The Nose-Ring or Nath is an Import from Muslim Invaders

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 Nov 2022

7 min read

Notes On Culture

How Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma Showed a Dharma-Drohi His True Place

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Dec 2021

5 min read

Commentary

Here is a Partial Story of the Erstwhile Republic of Jagan Mohan Reddy

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Jun 2024

7 min read

Notes On Culture

The Exalted Life of Manu and a Chapter-wise Synopsis of the Manusmriti

Team Dharma Dispatch

13 Feb 2023

5 min read

Commentary

What Karl Marx Wrote: The Puri Jagannatha Temple is a Centre of Murder and Prostitution

Shankar Saran

23 May 2023

4 min read

Commentary

The Calming Strength of his Palm

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Apr 2026

10 min read

History Vignettes

The Superhuman Diet and Demonic Workout Regime of Pehlwan Gobar Goho

Team Dharma Dispatch

13 Jan 2023

7 min read

Notes On Culture

The Education of a Titan

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 Jun 2024

4 min read

Notes On Culture

Mankhas as the Extinct Inheritors of a Profound Cultural Treasure

Sandeep Balakrishna

05 Sep 2022

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Busting the Spurious Narrative of 300 Ramayanas

Arjun Bharadwaj

23 Mar 2026

5 min read

Illustration of Indian History Scholars at Work

Notes On Culture

The Education of the Exemplars of Indian History

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 May 2025

5 min read

Read the inspiring stories of how the exemplars of Indian History educated themselves

Notes On Culture

The Enduring Possibilities of the Vasistha-Visvamitra Story and a Contrast with Leo Tolstoy

Sandeep Balakrishna

08 Jun 2022

6 min read

History Vignettes

[PHOTOESSAY] A Bridge on the River Haridra

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Apr 2026

5 min read

History Vignettes

Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal who was also the Last Great Traitor

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Feb 2021

7 min read

Dispatches

DVG through Letters: A Literary Trophy that Must Decorate every Home

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Oct 2025

20 min read

Notes On Culture

The Vedic Basis of the Manusmriti Explained by DVG in 14 Postulates

Team Dharma Dispatch

01 Feb 2023

6 min read

Notes On Culture

The Manusmriti Special Series: DVG’s Guide to Understanding the Manusmriti

Team Dharma Dispatch

30 Jan 2023

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Awesome Devotional Heritage of Devi Bhagavati of Kerala

Team Dharma Dispatch

04 Aug 2021

7 min read

Tracing the origins of the dateless and profound tradition of Devi Bhagavati worship in Kerala. In many parts of South India, the Goddess is also known as the Malayala Bhagavati. This is Her story.

History Vignettes

How the Mughals Paved the Way for the British Takeover of Bharatavarsha

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Aug 2022

8 min read

A detailed exploration of how the Mughals almost singlehandedly opened the doors for the eventual takeover of Bharatavarsha by the East India Company.

History Vignettes

The Vijayanagara Empire or the Hindu Resistance to Islamic Expansion in South India: What Europe was Doing

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Mar 2022

5 min read

The introductory episode of a new series examining the pivotal role of the Vijayanagara Empire as a bulwark against Islamic expansions in South India.

Commentary