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Jawaharlal Nehru University as a Tool of Communist Takeover of India: A Conversation with Dr. Shankar Saran

Jawaharlal Nehru University as a Tool of Communist Takeover of India: A Conversation with Dr. Shankar Saran

Much ink continues to spilled over the recent “protests” over fee hike at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Until the dominance of social media, JNU used to be known as the “Mecca of Marxism,” “Where Red Beds Green,” “Kremlin on the Yamuna” and other unflattering epithets. At The Dharma Dispatch, we had

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The Communist Subversion of India Explained: Takeover of the Congress Party

The Communist Subversion of India Explained: Takeover of the Congress Party

This is the second and concluding episode of a two-part series tracing the history of Communism in India since 1925. India presents a rather unique case for Communism. In its history of nearly a century, the Communists have failed to make serious inroads in capturing political power in the

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The Communist Subversion of India Explained: A History of 100 Years

The Communist Subversion of India Explained: A History of 100 Years

We take immense pleasure in introducing a new feature on The Dharma Dispatch YouTube Channel titled “The Dharma Explainers.” The purpose of this feature is to present complex topics related to Indian history, culture, and contemporary issues in a simple, crisp, and easy-to-understand fashion. We hope this will

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Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa Endorses Narendra Modi for Prime Minister till 2029

Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa Endorses Narendra Modi for Prime Minister till 2029

This is the full talk of the iconic Kannada and pan-India novelist, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa in which he passionately and logically gives reasons why Narendra Modi must remain India’s Prime Minister till 2029. Dr. Bhyrappa speaks on wide-ranging themes such as how the Indian economy has

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Jammu and Kashmir: The Ongoing Jihad by Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir: The Ongoing Jihad by Pakistan

This is the full video of my speech on the topic titled, “Pakistan, Jihad and Politics: The Entanglement of Jammu and Kashmir” delivered in Bangalore. What we call as the Kashmir “problem” is a polite way of describing a civilisational problem. It is a festering wound created by India’s

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The Making of Chanakya: The Full Interview with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi

The Making of Chanakya: The Full Interview with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi

This is the full interview with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi who discusses the making of the iconic teleserial Chanakya that aired on Doordarshan between September 1991 – August 1992. The hallmark of a classic work of art is an innate trait in it to have universal appeal transcending age groups, geographies, languages

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The Making of Chanakya: Episode 6: Alexander and the Chanakya Plot Development

The Making of Chanakya: Episode 6: Alexander and the Chanakya Plot Development

This is the sixth episode of a multipart series of interviews with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the creator of the Chanakya Television Series that aired on Doordarshan between September 1991 – August 1992. The hallmark of a classic work of art is an innate trait in it to have universal appeal transcending

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The Making of Chanakya: Episode 5: Casting and Plot Development

The Making of Chanakya: Episode 5: Casting and Plot Development

This is the fifth episode of a multipart series of interviews with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the creator of the Chanakya Television Series that aired on Doordarshan between September 1991 – August 1992. The hallmark of a classic work of art is an innate trait in it to have universal appeal transcending

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The Making of Chanakya: Episode 4: Recreating Chanakya’s Bharatavarsha

This is the fourth episode of a multipart series of interviews with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the creator of the Chanakya Television Series that aired on Doordarshan between September 1991 – August 1992. The hallmark of a classic work of art is an innate trait in it to have universal appeal transcending

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The Making of Chanakya: Episode 3: Rajiv Gandhi and the Doordarshan Bureaucracy

The Making of Chanakya: Episode 3: Rajiv Gandhi and the Doordarshan Bureaucracy

This is the third episode of a multipart series of interviews with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the creator of the Chanakya Television Series that aired on Doordarshan between September 1991 – August 1992. The hallmark of a classic work of art is an innate trait in it to have universal appeal transcending

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