History and Historiography

All Dharma Dispatch essays on History and Historiography

Essays

The World of Saarthas: Concluding Notes

The World of Saarthas: Concluding Notes

A deep and sustained study of the Saartha system is one of the definitive guides to learn the real history of Bharatavarsha

The Saartha as a Reflection of the Harmonious Sanatana Social Order

The Saartha as a Reflection of the Harmonious Sanatana Social Order

A truthful study of the system of Saartha unambiguously shows an ennobling picture of the harmonious Sanatana social order of that era

Maritime Saarthas: An Invitation to an Active Life of Adventure, Health and Karma Yoga

Maritime Saarthas: An Invitation to an Active Life of Adventure, Health and Karma Yoga

This episode explores the world of Maritime Saarthas or seaborne caravans in ancient India, which reached the pinnacle of prosperity in the Gupta reign.

Exploring the Mindboggling Universe of a Saartha

Exploring the Mindboggling Universe of a Saartha

This episode narrates the detailed composition of a Saartha or a merchant caravan and explores the role and prowess of the Saarthavaha, the leader of the caravan.

Saartha: Ancient India's Travelling Multinational Corporations

Saartha: Ancient India's Travelling Multinational Corporations

It can be said that the Saartha was the first system of mobile MNCs to originate from Bharatavarsha

The Awesome Commercial Highway Networks of Ancient Bharatavarsha

The Awesome Commercial Highway Networks of Ancient Bharatavarsha

This episode narrates the extraordinary commercial highway networks of ancient Bharatavarsha and how the continuity of these routes were preserved intact till the downfall of the Mughal Empire.

Saartha: The Awesome Mobile Economic Engine of Ancient India

Saartha: The Awesome Mobile Economic Engine of Ancient India

The first episode of a historical essay series examining the system of Saartha, which was the extraordinary mobile economic engine of ancient India.

Mir Jumla: The Monster who Melted Hindu Murtis in Gandikota

Mir Jumla: The Monster who Melted Hindu Murtis in Gandikota

Mir Jumla conquers the impregnable Gandikota fort by betraying its Hindu ruler, Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu. And then, he melts all the metallic Hindu Murtis forcibly snatched away from all the temples in his dominion.

The Run up to Gandikota: Mir Jumla Burns Northern Tamil Nadu

The Run up to Gandikota: Mir Jumla Burns Northern Tamil Nadu

Between 1643 - 50, Mir Jumla conducted a series of raids throughout Andhra and Tamil Nadu and devastated entire towns and villages. The Poonamalle Mosque was formerly a Hindu temple which Jumla destroyed.

Mir Jumla: Aurangzeb’s Confidant who Befriended Telugu Niyogi Brahmins

Mir Jumla: Aurangzeb’s Confidant who Befriended Telugu Niyogi Brahmins

Mir Jumla who became Aurangzeb's trusted aide, was a reckless plunderer and military commander who became the Prime Minister of the Sultan of Golconda. He entrusted his revenue management to Telugu Niyogi Brahmins.