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History Vignettes
Never Forget! How Mahmud of Ghazni Devastated the Original Somanatha Temple
Sandeep Balakrishna
12 hours ago
6 min read
The full story of how Mahmud of Ghazni devastated the original glory of the grand Somanatha Temple, motivated by Islamic bigotry and greed
Commentary
Shakti-Putra Shivaji: In Which Sita Ram Goel Shreds Nawab Nehru’s “History”
Team Dharma Dispatch
07 Jan 2026
7 min read
Dispatches
Padmasimha in Chittorgarh: An Excerpt from Jahangir's Messenger
Team Dharma Dispatch
05 Jan 2026
5 min read
History Vignettes
Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective
Sandeep Balakrishna
02 Jan 2026
7 min read
Dispatches
The Best of Dharma Dispatch: 2025
Sandeep Balakrishna
01 Jan 2026
4 min read
Notes On Culture
The Sadhana of Sri Shyamdas Babaji
Team Dharma Dispatch
29 Dec 2025
6 min read
History Vignettes
Wellesley’s Grand Banquet in Lok Bhavan as a Symbol of British Plunder
Sandeep Balakrishna
22 Dec 2025
4 min read
Spotlight
Commentary
Here is a Ready Reckoner of E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker’s Career of Anti-Hindu and Separatist Activism: From his Own Biography
Team Dharma Dispatch
07 Sep 2023
7 min read
Commentary
How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India
Sandeep Balakrishna
16 Dec 2025
6 min read
Notes On Culture
The Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”
Sandeep Balakrishna
14 Jul 2021
5 min read
Commentary
Shakti-Putra Shivaji: In Which Sita Ram Goel Shreds Nawab Nehru’s “History”
Team Dharma Dispatch
07 Jan 2026
7 min read
Dispatches
Basics of Temple Art and Drawing: Announcing a New Course
Team Dharma Dispatch
15 Sep 2021
2 min read
History Vignettes
Murder Thy Dad for Power: The Ugly Mughal Truth at the Heart of Shah Jahan’s Letter to Jahangir
Sandeep Balakrishna
13 Aug 2021
7 min read
History Vignettes
Never Forget! How Mahmud of Ghazni Devastated the Original Somanatha Temple
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
12 hours ago
6 min read
Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
02 Jan 2026
7 min read
Wellesley’s Grand Banquet in Lok Bhavan as a Symbol of British Plunder
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
22 Dec 2025
4 min read
The East India Company is an Old Woman and Valentia is her Grandson
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
08 Dec 2025
4 min read
Viscount Valentia: The Unapologetic Exponent of Colonial Slavery
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
03 Dec 2025
4 min read
Valentia in Varanasi
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
01 Dec 2025
4 min read
The Unsung Brahmin Hero who Defied Firuz Shah Tughlaq
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
12 Nov 2025
4 min read
The Death of Raghu the Poddar: An Unknown Incident from the East India Company’s Annals
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
29 Oct 2025
6 min read
How the Boiling Loins of Shah Alam II Extinguished the Mughal Empire
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
13 Oct 2025
5 min read
Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
09 Oct 2025
6 min read
Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Real Treasure
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
07 Oct 2025
4 min read
Eksar Viragals: A Forgotten Heritage Swallowed by Urbanisation
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
15 Sep 2025
7 min read
Notes on Culture
The Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
14 Jul 2021
5 min read
The Puranic roots and cultural metamorphosis of the expletive, "Moo Devi" prevalent in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian Literary Tradition
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
18 Jun 2025
4 min read
Exploring the splendid tradition of Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian tradition since the Vedic times to the 20th Century
The Sanatana Life of Sri Sheshanna Shrauti – A Contemporary Vedacharya
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
22 Jul 2019
5 min read
“Come, I am now going to Dictate the National Song!” Or How Vande Mataram was Composed
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
18 Nov 2024
6 min read
This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram
How Hair-Dyes were Prepared in Ancient India: A List of Recipes and Methods
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
03 May 2023
6 min read
An essay containing detailed information about the recipes and the procedure for preparing hair-dyes in ancient India.
Popular Episodes not Found in Maharshi Valmiki's Ramayana
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
12 Apr 2025
6 min read
Some of the most popular episodes associated with the Ramayana do not actually appear in Maharshi Valmiki's original Ramayana at all
Commentary
Shakti-Putra Shivaji: In Which Sita Ram Goel Shreds Nawab Nehru’s “History”
07 Jan 2026
7 min read
Sita Ram Goel's Hindi classic "Shaktiputra Shivaji" is highly underrated. Its introduction is a masterpiece that rips apart Jawaharlal Nehru's pretence of being a historian.
The DMK's Hindu Hatred is at the Root of Justice Swaminathan's Impeachment Move
19 Dec 2025
9 min read
How Dhurandhar has Unravelled Pakistani Stooges in India
16 Dec 2025
6 min read
Karnataka Chaos: A Mess Created by the Congress High Command
27 Nov 2025
6 min read
Mohammad Shahbuddin: The Posterboy of Bihar's Jungle Raj
15 Nov 2025
6 min read
A Hushed Hindu Revolt against Dravidianism in Tamil Nadu
03 Nov 2025
7 min read
S.L. Bhyrappa: End of an Era
03 Oct 2025
9 min read
Bestsellers
Commentary
How the Woke Generation was Created through the Mass Sexualisation of Kids in Schools
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
01 Mar 2021
Notes On Culture
Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
29 Apr 2020
Notes On Culture
Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 1
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
27 Jun 2019
Notes On Culture
Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
01 Jul 2019
Notes On Culture
Deewaar: Disarming Hindus via Billa No. 786
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
07 Jul 2019
Commentary
Why is the True and Full History of the Communists Still not Part of our School Textbooks?
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
27 Jul 2020
History Vignettes
How the Marxist Eminent Historians Created a Gated Community of Traitors: The Conclusion
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
25 Dec 2019
Commentary
Consumed by Communism: The Sordid Story of how Amartya Sen Ruined the Nalanda Revival
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
16 Apr 2019
Notes On Culture
Maintaining a Sanskrit Pathashala was Once the Pride of the Hindu Community
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
06 Jul 2021
Commentary
The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
05 Jun 2019
Commentary
The Calculated Destruction of History Writing in India in Five Stages
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
26 Aug 2019
History Vignettes
Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
23 May 2022
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