Spotlight

Spotlight

Illustration of M.K. Stalin and Joseph Vijay in a Debate
Commentary

Stalin is Desperate. Joseph Vijay is an Incipient Chiranjeevi

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
A desperate Stalin faces a leadership vacuum and an unproven film star Vijay emerges as a challenger in Tamil Nadu’s most unpredictable election yet
Jadunath Sarkar as I Know Him: A Heartfelt Portrait of the Great Acharya by his Close Friend, G.S. Sardesai
Notes On Culture

Jadunath Sarkar as I Know Him: A Heartfelt Portrait of the Great Acharya by his Close Friend, G.S. Sardesai

By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The first episode of a new series on Acharya Jadunath Sarkar. It is a deeply heartfelt portrait written by Sarkar's fellow-scholar and close friend, G.S. Sardesai, a stalwart of Maratha history.
Illustration showing Nehru Engaging with Communist Historians
Commentary

R.C. Majumdar’s Firsthand Experience of how Congress Distorted Indian History

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
From personal experience, R.C. Majumdar recounts how Congress distorted Indian history by suppressing facts and inventing theories
The Magnificent Mangalana Step-Well: A Sanatana Oasis Amid Turushka Chaos
History Vignettes

The Magnificent Mangalana Step-Well: A Sanatana Oasis Amid Turushka Chaos

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
An essay narrating the ennobling history of the forgotten Mangalana step-well in Rajasthan.
Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal who was also the Last Great Traitor
History Vignettes

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

By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
The story of how Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal, intrigued with the British to sabotage the First War of Indian Independence in 1857
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