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The Global Deep State and the Engineering of Stupidity

The Global Deep State and the Engineering of Stupidity

How Regime Change, Woke Ideology and Social Media Are Reshaping Political Leadership—and Threatening Democracy

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Unearthing India’s Past: The Legacy of Archaeologist D.R. Bhandarkar

Unearthing India’s Past: The Legacy of Archaeologist D.R. Bhandarkar

From groundbreaking excavations at Besnagar to decoding ancient epigraphy, how a reluctant law student became a titan of Ancient Indian History.

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Viscount Valentia at Shivala Palace, 1803: The Tattered  Mughal House in Varanasi

Viscount Valentia at Shivala Palace, 1803: The Tattered Mughal House in Varanasi

How Lord Wellesley rewrote royal protocol at the Shivala Palace, marking the definitive shift from Mughal sovereignty to British supremacy.

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Contemplations on the Eighth Anniversary of the Dharma Dispatch

Contemplations on the Eighth Anniversary of the Dharma Dispatch

On the eighth anniversary of The Dharma Dispatch, here is a brief retrospect of our sacred civilisational journey so far.

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Merchants of Muscat: How Hindu Traders Dominated Oman’s Economy for Centuries

Merchants of Muscat: How Hindu Traders Dominated Oman’s Economy for Centuries

From the Sindhi and Kutchi Bhatiyas to the Portuguese siege and royal patronage—discover the thrilling, three-century saga of how Hindu merchants built an economic empire in the heart of the Arabian Gulf.

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When the Sahib Hated Holi: Viscount Valentia’s 1803 Varanasi Journal

When the Sahib Hated Holi: Viscount Valentia’s 1803 Varanasi Journal

A colonial traveller’s disdain for spring festivities, Mughal pomp, and the cultural disconnect that shaped modern Indian attitudes.

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