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Somanatha Temple Restoration: How Nehruvian Secularism Failed to Stop Sardar Patel's Sacred Vow
Sandeep Balakrishna
17 hours ago
7 min read
Tracing the antiquity, serial destructions, and modern resurrection of the historic Somanatha temple that outlasted invaders and defeated secular politics
History Vignettes
Tarikh-i-Habibi—Being the Partial Chronicle of Irfan Habib: The Progenitor
Sandeep Balakrishna
30 Dec 2019
9 min read
Commentary
The Fall of Mamata Banerjee: A History of West Bengal’s Political Decay and the 2026 BJP Shift
Sandeep Balakrishna
07 May 2026
17 min read
History Vignettes
The Verse that Heralded a Half Century of the Splendid Reign of Paramara Bhoja Raja
Sandeep Balakrishna
11 Aug 2020
11 min read
History Vignettes
When the Indore Babudom’s Negligence Burnt the Entire Holkar Archives
Team Dharma Dispatch
28 Apr 2026
4 min read
History Vignettes
The Tragic Tale of Sitaram Ray, the Last Hindu King of Bengal
Sandeep Balakrishna
17 Feb 2025
7 min read
History Vignettes
There was Never any ‘Muslim Era’ in India
Team Dharma Dispatch
19 Jan 2026
5 min read
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Commentary
Meet Ram Sharan Sharma: Another Eminent Distorian
Sandeep Balakrishna
08 Mar 2024
4 min read
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Commentary
The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground
Sandeep Balakrishna
05 Jun 2019
8 min read
History Vignettes
The Dravidian Lemuria Fantasy as History and the Invention of Kumarikandam as Geography
Sandeep Balakrishna
21 Jan 2019
5 min read
Notes On Culture
Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
Sandeep Balakrishna
29 Apr 2020
15 min read
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History Vignettes
Sri Krishnadevaraya’s Empire of Fragrance and Food
Sandeep Balakrishna
11 Oct 2019
5 min read
Exploring some facets of the opulence of Sri Krishnadevaraya's Empire. He had a separate ministry for fragrance!
Notes On Culture
How the Real-Life Drama of the Brahmin and Sanskrit Hatred of Caldwell Appa’s Brood Unfolded
Sandeep Balakrishna
05 Nov 2019
9 min read
History Vignettes
The Story of an Unknown Vijayanagara Hero: The Barber Kondoja who Obtained Tax Exemption for his Entire Community
Sandeep Balakrishna
29 Apr 2022
6 min read
History Vignettes
The Lal Ishtahar and the Bloodbath of Hindus in Bengal
Sandeep Balakrishna
25 Jun 2019
6 min read
History Vignettes
Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger
Sandeep Balakrishna
02 Mar 2026
5 min read
History Vignettes
Incorporating a Guild or Corporation in Ancient India: Their Profoundly Dharmic Charter
Sandeep Balakrishna
01 Jul 2022
6 min read
Commentary
The RSS and the Communists in 2018: A Rough Retrospection
Sandeep Balakrishna
24 Dec 2018
7 min read
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History Vignettes
Corporate and Business Life in Ancient India: A Brief Journey
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
20 Jun 2022
4 min read
The first episode of a series tracing the history of corporate and business life in ancient India.
History Vignettes
Dharma Raja Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma’s Gift
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
07 Nov 2023
4 min read
The first episode narrating a profound incident that occurred in the childhood days of Travancore king Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma
History Vignettes
K.N. Govindacharya: A Politico-Intellectual History of Independent India
By
Shankar Saran
13 May 2019
5 min read
Notes On Culture
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
17 Jan 2023
5 min read
The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
History Vignettes
The Bangalore Ganapati Clashes of 1928
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
20 Sep 2018
7 min read
The full story of an infamous communal clash in Bangalore 1928 because Abbas Khan, a Councillor was offended by the Murti of a Ganapati
History Vignettes
When a Washerman's Verse Inspired Sri Krishnadevaraya's Conquest of Kalinga
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
16 Jul 2021
4 min read
A charming story of how a washerman's simple poem inspired Sri Krishnadevaraya's brilliant conquest of Kalinga.
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