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Illustration of a Vrātya-stōma Ceremony

Vrātya-stōma: Schopenhauer, Emerson, Elst and Frawley

25 Aug 2025

4 min read

The Vrātya-stōma was the typical ceremony performed for admitting foreigners into the Sanatana society during the pre-Islamic period. It is still valid for foreigners who formally want to become Hindu ...

Illustration of a Shuddhi Ceremony in the 8th century

Commentary

Some Gleanings from the Dēvala-Smriti

Sandeep Balakrishna

22 Aug 2025

6 min read

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The Devala-Smriti: A Brief Introduction

Sandeep Balakrishna

19 Aug 2025

5 min read

Dispatches

[COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT] Sanatana Dharma - A Comprehensive Course

Team Dharma Dispatch

15 Aug 2025

1 min read

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The Origins of Parāvartana or Ghar-Wapsi

Sandeep Balakrishna

14 Aug 2025

5 min read

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Hindu Cultural Conquest of Alien Lands: The Story of Jvalaji Temple in Baku

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Aug 2025

5 min read

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From Trading in Illegal Arms to Treason: The Congress Timeline that led to Framing Col Purohit

Sandeep Balakrishna

08 Aug 2025

8 min read

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A Brief Survey of the Proselytising Spirit of Sanatana Dharma

Sandeep Balakrishna

06 Aug 2025

5 min read

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A Portrait of Hindu Village Administration and Jurisprudence

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Jul 2025

4 min read

Illustration of a Hindu Minister Writing a Treatise

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A Portrait of Hindu Ministers as Models of Administrative Excellence

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Jul 2025

4 min read

Illustration of a Hindu Judicial Institution in Ancient India

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From Kautilya to Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Unbroken Continuity of Hindu Political Institutions

Sandeep Balakrishna

30 Jun 2025

5 min read

Illustration of a Hindu Institution in Ancient India

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Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Jun 2025

7 min read

The first episode of a detailed essay delving into the history of Hindu Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

Notes On Culture

An Analysis of DVG’s Renunciate Poetry

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 Jun 2025

7 min read

Notes On Culture

DVG - The Covert Saṃnyāsi and his Confessional

Sandeep Balakrishna

20 Jun 2025

5 min read

Notes On Culture

Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian Literary Tradition

Sandeep Balakrishna

18 Jun 2025

4 min read

Notes On Culture

A Survey of D.V. Gundappa as a Renunciate Poet

Sandeep Balakrishna

16 Jun 2025

5 min read

Commentary

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Sandeep Balakrishna

13 Jun 2025

7 min read

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The Swan Song of R.C. Majumdar

Sandeep Balakrishna

09 Jun 2025

5 min read

Illustration showing Nehru Engaging with Communist Historians

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

05 Jun 2025

4 min read

From personal experience, R.C. Majumdar recounts how Congress distorted Indian history by suppressing facts and inventing theories

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

Sandeep Balakrishna

03 Jun 2025

5 min read

In an eye-opening lecture in 1968, Sri R.C. Majumdar predicted the ensuing invasion of the history establishment by Leftist Distorians

Illustration of Maoist Terrorists in a Jungle

Commentary

How Maoism Transformed Three Generations of Youth into Terrorists

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Jun 2025

10 min read

Maoism turned three generations of Indian youth into terrorists by brainwashing them on university campuses and through media

Notes On Culture

The Song of the Wayfarers

Sandeep Balakrishna

28 May 2025

5 min read

This is an English translation of DVG's evocative Kannada poem, Daarigara Haadu or the Song of the Wayfarers

Illustration of VS Agarwala and a Boatman

Notes On Culture

Sri Vasudeva Sharan Agarwala and Sri A.S. Altekar: Lodestars of Indian History Research

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 May 2025

6 min read

Vasudeva Sharan Agarwala and A.S. Altekar were exemplary scholars of Indian history who brought a vast range of scholarship and field experience to their work

Notes On Culture

When a Lake Inscription Opened a Chapter of Vijayanagara History

Sandeep Balakrishna

23 May 2025

4 min read

Sri V.S. Sukhtankar travelled from Pune to a remote village in Andhra to decipher just one inscription related to Vijayanagara history