Spotlight

The Forgotten 1947 Siege of Delhi: Scripted in Pakistan, Executed by Indian Muslims and Foiled by Sardar Patel

21 Feb 2025

8 min read

This is the story of Pakistan's attempted capture of Delhi less than a month after India attained independence and how Sardar Patel foiled it

Commentary

Ghar-Wapsi: Meos, Malkana Rajputs and a Saga of Missed Opportunities

Sandeep Balakrishna

28 Aug 2025

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Padma Subrahmanyam: The Patriot who Danced her way into our Hearts

Madhulika Srivatsa

04 Aug 2023

7 min read

Notes On Culture

Journeys with Knowledge: G.S. Sardesai's Notes from Travels with Jadunath Sarkar

Team Dharma Dispatch

20 Nov 2021

5 min read

Contrast between Western Materialism and Indian Society

Notes On Culture

How Western Materialism Erodes Hindu Ethics

Team Dharma Dispatch

29 Dec 2021

4 min read

Commentary

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Sandeep Balakrishna

13 Jun 2025

7 min read

Commentary

How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India

Sandeep Balakrishna

16 Dec 2025

6 min read

Illustration of Sitakund Maghi Mela in Munger

History Vignettes

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Mar 2026

5 min read

Congress Leaders Siddaramaiah versus Shivakumar

Commentary

Karnataka Chaos: A Mess Created by the Congress High Command

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Nov 2025

6 min read

Commentary

The Cult of Mother Teresa had to Obviously Culminate in this Horror

Sandeep Balakrishna

17 Jul 2018

8 min read

Commentary

In Marxist Mythology, the Bhagavad Gita is a Stratagem for Oppression

Shankar Saran

17 Jan 2020

7 min read

History Vignettes

Maharaja Jayapaladeva: The Lionhearted Symbol of Unyielding Hindu Resistance

Sandeep Balakrishna

05 Feb 2020

6 min read

Maharaja Jayapaladeva is a great symbol of the full story of the unyielding Hindu resistance against repeated Islamic invasions into India, yet to be told

Illustration of Srinatha engaged in a poetic debate

Notes On Culture

Dindima Kavi’s Defeat and Srinatha’s Magnanimity

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

05 Mar 2026

5 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.

History Vignettes

Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions: Saletore’s Magnum Opus on Sanatana Politics and Statecraft

Sandeep Balakrishna

16 Sep 2024

4 min read

History Vignettes

When the Bower Manuscript Opened the Doors to an Extensive Hindu Civilisational Imprint in China

Sandeep Balakrishna

25 May 2023

6 min read

Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan reading the Quran

History Vignettes

The Bigotry of Murshid Quli Khan and the Farman that Founded Kolkata

Sandeep Balakrishna

25 Feb 2025

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Revisiting Baahubali in a Quest for Rasa: An Analysis

Sandeep Balakrishna

08 Oct 2019

9 min read

Illustration of the sacred city of Somanatha in ancient times

History Vignettes

Never Forget! How Mahmud of Ghazni Devastated the Original Somanatha Temple

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Jan 2026

6 min read

History Vignettes

The Chilling Damage that Communism-Infected Nehru Inflicted on an Ancient Civilisation

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Dec 2020

10 min read

The second and concluding part narrates the massive damage that Jawaharlal Nehru's fascination for Communism caused to the Sanatana civilisational fabric of Bharatavarsha.

History Vignettes

Brainwashed by Russia: How Nawab Nehru Became the Patron Saint of Communism in India

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Dec 2020

9 min read

Most histories of Communism in India often overlook the seminal and pivotal role played by Jawaharlal Nehru in offering substantial patronage for spreading this totalitarian ideology in India.

Notes On Culture

The Story of Uddalaka – Aruni

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 Apr 2019

4 min read

Notes On Culture

How Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeeshwara Temple Built a Pan Indian Hindu Cultural Complex

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Oct 2020

6 min read

The concluding part narrates the story of how by building the Brihadeeshwara Temple, Rajaraja Chola built an entire civilisation itself.

Notes On Culture

The Sadhana of Sri Shyamdas Babaji

Team Dharma Dispatch

29 Dec 2025

6 min read

Gopinath Kaviraj evocatively describes the profound spiritual Sadhana of a Vaishnava Sadhu named Shyamdas Babaji

Commentary

De-Hinduizing the History Syllabus: The Secret Directive of Nurul Hasan's Deputy, H.S. Khan

Dr. N.S. Rajaram

03 Apr 2024

5 min read

In 1986, Indira Gandhi's Education Minister, Nurul Hasan's trusted lieutenant, H.S. Khan, head of the NCERT's History and Sociology Department, sent a directive to all states to change Indian history ...