Notes on Indian Culture

How the All India Progressive Writers' Association was Used as a Communist Vehicle to Bulldoze Indian Literature

Origins of The All India Progressive Writers' Association, an organ of the Communist Party of India that invaded the Indian literary space in the 1930s and inflicted enormous damage

Sandeep Balakrishna

6 min read

Svadharma, Rajadharma, Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Life in the Manusmriti

In this episode, DVG presents eye-opening summaries of the chapters dealing with Svadharma, Rajadharma, Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Life in the Manusmriti.

Team Dharma Dispatch

6 min read

The Fragrant History of the World of Ancient Indian Perfumes

A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.

Sandeep Balakrishna

5 min read

The Concept of Širk: What it Meant Before the Advent of Islam

Koenraad Elst

23 min read

When Our Mahajans and Shroffs Financed the Pleasures of the Officers of the British Raj

In the second part of this series, Dr. Francis provides an eye-opening picture of the manner in which the officers of the British Raj took enormous loans from our Mahajans and Shroffs (moneylenders) f ...

Team Dharma Dispatch

5 min read

What is a Hindu Temple: A Brief Introduction

Sandeep Balakrishna

7 min read

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Ghar-Wapsi in an Era of Mounting Losses and Existential Crisis: The Conclusion

The concluding episode of this series offers some suggestions regarding Ghar-Wapsi and some measures to counter the existential threat faced by the Hindu community

Sandeep Balakrishna

7 min read

Nori Narasimha Sastry’s Outstanding Literary Repository

Despite his busy schedule, Nori Narasimha Sastry produced an astonishing body of outstanding literature in Telugu

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

4 min read

Sri Ramachandra: The Sculptor of our National Character

An evocative essay that shows why Bhagavan Sri Rama is the sculptor of Bharatavarsha's national character

Shashi Kiran B.N.

7 min read

A Searing Portrait of Macaulay’s Hindu Children: Circa 1916

We begin a new series documenting the emergence of what was once known as Neo-Indians, a class of Western-educated Hindus.

Team Dharma Dispatch

5 min read

Notes on Culture

Notes on Culture

Deciphering Hindu Inscriptions: A Brief Tour

The Pravacana of the Mad Sadhu of Kashi

Remembering Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade: The Maharashtra Historian Extraordinaire

The Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”

Busting the Spurious Narrative of 300 Ramayanas

When a Lake Inscription Opened a Chapter of Vijayanagara History

The Story of Uddalaka – Aruni

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

How IPTA Captured Drama and Cinema

Does a Politician Need Literature?

How Western Materialism Erodes Hindu Ethics

DVG: A Tribute to the "Vanasuma" or the Forest-Flower who Taught the Yoga of Life

How the All India Progressive Writers' Association was Used as a Communist Vehicle to Bulldoze Indian Literature

Svadharma, Rajadharma, Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Life in the Manusmriti

The Fragrant History of the World of Ancient Indian Perfumes

The Concept of Širk: What it Meant Before the Advent of Islam

When Our Mahajans and Shroffs Financed the Pleasures of the Officers of the British Raj

What is a Hindu Temple: A Brief Introduction

Ghar-Wapsi in an Era of Mounting Losses and Existential Crisis: The Conclusion

Nori Narasimha Sastry’s Outstanding Literary Repository

Sri Ramachandra: The Sculptor of our National Character

A Searing Portrait of Macaulay’s Hindu Children: Circa 1916