A heart-warming and profoundly moving picture of the routine and lifestyle of the Purohita of Kelambakam. Such exalted people lived in flesh and blood just a century ago throughout India. This essay beautifully expounds the reason they commanded such reverence.
Excerpts from an 1891 book describing the profound social life of the 11th century village of Kelambakam located between Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.
Some extracts from the invaluable insights given by Sri Dharampal in an interview to Dr. S.R. Ramaswamy
The first of a multipart essay on the loss of parental authority over Hindu children, a worrying global social phenomenon
There is a profound and dateless reason that Sanatana civilization and culture continues to survive in a largely unbroken fashion as the last and only non-Abrahamic civilization. When we examine the phenomenon on the philosophical plane, it becomes clear that the term “civilization” cannot be accurately or meaningfully applied
After a lull of two weeks due to unforeseen circumstances, we’re back this Sunday with another episode of the Subhashita Sunday on The Dharma Dispatch. Like always, we have curated a handpicked collection of articles drawn from the best and the most prized annals of Bharatiya tradition. Happy reading!
One of the distinctive features of the protracted Muslim rule in medieval India was the heartless manner in which it comprehensively impoverished Hindus—physically, spiritually, morally, culturally, and economically. This impoverishment was by design, and it was largely faithful to the tenets of Islamic statecraft and polity, which mandated zimmi
Preface Nothing prepares you for Ayodhya. Nothing. Not even when you go there bearing in mind such lofty slokas as अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी कान्ची अवन्तिकापुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैता मोक्षदायि