Spotlight

How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India

16 Dec 2025

6 min read

‘Dhurandhar’ is the first Indian movie that shows Pakistan as an Islamic theocratic state masquerading as a democracy and how it has cultivated a vast ecosystem of supporters in India

A typical Brahmin who lived in our villages

Notes On Culture

A Glimpse of the Daily Routine and Life of a Brahmin Patriarch

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Nov 2018

6 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

History Vignettes

When the Portuguese Bigot Martim Afonso de Sousa Tried to Invade Tirumala: Unknown Chronicles from the Christian History of India

Sandeep Balakrishna

28 Jul 2021

5 min read

Notes On Culture

The Story of Uddalaka – Aruni

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 Apr 2019

4 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

Podcasts

The Making of Chanakya: The Full Interview with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Mar 2019

1 min read

History Vignettes

The Delhi and Gulbarga Massacre of Hindus: Precursors to the Forgotten Kohat Hindu Genocide

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Aug 2019

4 min read

Notes On Culture

What Happens when a Hindu Temple is Destroyed

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Sep 2018

10 min read

History Vignettes

Hindu Voices from the Malabar Graveyard: War Song of the Moplahs and the Century-Long Massacres of Hindus

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Oct 2019

8 min read

Commentary

When R.C. Majumdar Predicted the Invasion of Leftist Distorians

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Jun 2025

5 min read

History Vignettes

Saartha: Ancient India's Travelling Multinational Corporations

Sandeep Balakrishna

31 Oct 2024

3 min read

It can be said that the Saartha was the first system of mobile MNCs to originate from Bharatavarsha

Commentary

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Jun 2024

7 min read

Commentary

Rahul Gandhi - India’s National Burden

Parag Amalnekar

15 Sep 2023

4 min read

History Vignettes

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Aug 2022

8 min read

Notes On Culture

Revisiting Baahubali in a Quest for Rasa: An Analysis

Sandeep Balakrishna

08 Oct 2019

9 min read

Notes On Culture

ಪರ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ತಯಾರಿ - ಪಿ.ವಿ. ಕಾಣೆಯವರ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ: ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ

Kashyap Naik

04 Feb 2026

4 min read

History Vignettes

The Women Power Centres of the Gandhian Congress

Team Dharma Dispatch

09 Mar 2022

4 min read

History Vignettes

Acharya Jadunath Sarkar: The Brilliant Flower whose Fragrance Knows no Death

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Oct 2019

8 min read

Notes On Culture

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Jul 2019

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Mankhas as the Extinct Inheritors of a Profound Cultural Treasure

Sandeep Balakrishna

05 Sep 2022

5 min read

The story of Mankhas dating back to the Pre-Patanjali era all the way up to their extinction in "independent" India is both ennobling and profoundly tragic.

Notes On Culture

Remembering Acharya Ramesh Chandra Majumdar: A Century of Spotless Scholarship and Inspiration

Sandeep Balakrishna

04 Oct 2019

7 min read

Remembering R.C. Majumdar, one of India's greatest gifts to the world of historical scholarship

History Vignettes

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 Nov 2022

7 min read

A deep-dive into the exciting and chequered history of the Nath or nose-ring, the familiar ornament worn by Hindu women over the centuries.

Commentary

Decoding Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam: Where Brahmin-Bashing and Love Jehad Team up

Subroto Roy

10 May 2021

9 min read

A deeply scholarly analysis of how the 1999 Hindi film, "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" subtly promotes Love Jehad by using Brahmin-bashing as one of its premises. Also included is a detailed critique of th ...