Commentary

Devala Muni
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
A brief introduction to the Devala-Smriti, a very ancient Dharmasastra treatise. In the 10th century, a chapter titled Mlēccita-Śud'dhih was added to it, dealing with the reconversion of Hindus back t ...
A scene of Ghar-Wapsi in Ancient India
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The original term of Ghar-Wapsi is Paravartana. It dates back to the tenth century, before Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion of India.
K.K.S. Murthy
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
3 min read
A heartfelt obituary to Sri K.K.S. Murthy, the unassuming proprietor of the legendary Select Bookshop, Bangalore
Aam Aadmi Party Thumbnail
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
1 min read
Listen to the latest episode of the Dharma Podcast decoding the Aam Aadmi Party as an outfit of Far Left anarchists backed by global forces of regime change
Illustration of Nehru and Krishna Menon
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
9 min read
In the 1962 general elections for North Mumbai, Nehru inaugurated an ugly precedent of debasing public discourse only in order to get his Man Friday, V.K. Krishna Menon elected
Illustration of DVG
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The Iconic DVG (D.V. Gundappa) offers invaluable advice on the art of reading
Illustration of Jadunath Sarkar Writing
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
In the final episode of this series, Acharya Jadunath Sarkar delivers some enduring guidance regarding teaching, evaluation and examinations. This is a must-read for all people involved in making educ ...
Illustration of Jadunath Sarkar Lecturing
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
Acharya Jadunath Sarkar brings the full force of his scholarship and experience as a teacher to provide enduring tips on how to study and write history
Illustration of Jadunath Sarkar Lecturing
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
In this important essay, Acharya Jadunath Sarkar offers a brilliant critique of the inapplicability of European teaching methods to Indian students. His insights are truly timeless.
Illustration of Jadunath Sarkar
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
A brilliant essay by Jadunath Sarkar, the doyen of Indian history, on the problems teaching history in college more than a century ago
Illustration of a Communist Meeting
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
This is a little-known story of how the Indian Communists actively helped the Muslim League to create Pakistan
Maharashtra Election rally by Modi
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
Analysis of the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections in which the BJP-led Mahayuti scored a landslide triumph
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