The Dharma Dispatch

Technical and Literary Education in the Vijayanagara Empire
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
The second and concluding episode of this series provides some glimpses into the technical and literary education in the Vijayanagara Empire.
Sita Devi in the Forest
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
4 min read
Arjun Bharadwaj provides a rather profound and objective analysis of the much-debated episode of Sita Devi's abandonment by Sri Rama
A Brief History of the Breathtaking Belur Chennakeshava Temple
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
The 900-year old Belur Chennakeshava Temple is one of the greatest treasure-houses of Indian art, architecture and sculpture, all of which was accomplished by the motivation of Sanatana piety. This es ...
Illustration of the Ramayana
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
5 min read
A.K. Ramanujan's infamous essay "300 Ramayanas," was a deliberate fabrication to rob Maharshi Valmiki's authorship of the Sanskrit original
Rama and Guha in a boat
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
5 min read
Several famous and popular episodes and stories in the Ramayana are actually interpolations added to the epic over time. This essay unravels some major such episodes using evidence-backed scholarship. ...
Unravelling Vulgarity: All you Wanted to Know about M.F. Hussain's Alleged Art
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
An essay critiquing M.F. Hussain's vulgar depiction of Hindu Deities in his paintings and art
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