Notes on Culture

Sita Devi in the Forest
Sita-Parityaga – A Profound Analysis
Arjun Bharadwaj provides a rather profound and objective analysis of the much-debated episode of Sita Devi's abandonment by Sri Rama
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
4 min read
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The Sanatana Conception of Skin Colour Contrasted with The Biblical Darkness of Racism
The Sanatana Conception of Skin Colour Contrasted with The Biblical Darkness of Racism
Examining the Western theory and practice of skin colour-based racism from the prism of Sanatana philosophy.
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Illustration of the Ramayana
Busting the Spurious Narrative of 300 Ramayanas
A.K. Ramanujan's infamous essay "300 Ramayanas," was a deliberate fabrication to rob Maharshi Valmiki's authorship of the Sanskrit original
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
5 min read
Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
A comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
15 min read
Origins of the Islamisation of Hindi Cinema
Origins of the Islamisation of Hindi Cinema
An essay on how the foundation for the Islamisation of Hindi cinema was laid as early as the 1930s beginning with the film, "Alam Ara."
By
Subroto Roy
6 min read
Illustration of Madan Mohan Malaviya
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya: The Super-Brahmin
A 1932 tribute in honour of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya authored by an ICS officer brings out the life of Malaviya, whom the author celebrates as a Super Brahmin
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
How Acharya Jadunath Sarkar Wrote the Majestic Volumes of the History of Aurangzeb
How Acharya Jadunath Sarkar Wrote the Majestic Volumes of the History of Aurangzeb
A brief journey exploring the approach, method and discipline that went behind Acharya Jadunath Sarkar's writing his five-volume magnum opus, "History of Aurangzeb."
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Illustration of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
“Come, I am now going to Dictate the National Song!” Or How Vande Mataram was Composed
This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
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