The Dharma Dispatch

An Enlivening Historical Voyage with the Banana
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Delving into the Hindu annals, we get a fascinating, enlivening and instructive picture of the history of the ubiquitous banana. There is a fundamental reason why the banana is regarded as a sacred fr ...
Illustration of a Jesuit reading the Indian Constitution
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
How Jawaharlal Nehru's lifelong obsession for seeking validation from the White Man enabled large scale conversion activity by Christian missionaries in India
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
The Exalted Life of Manu and a Chapter-wise Synopsis of the Manusmriti
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
In this episode, DVG provides a brief sketch of the life of Rishi Manu along with a brief, chapter-wise synopsis of the Manusmriti.
The Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The Puranic roots and cultural metamorphosis of the expletive, "Moo Devi" prevalent in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
A Passage from Maha-Brahmana: Transforming Sacred Lore into Literary Pearls
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
Devudu Narasimha Sastri's literary crowning glory, "Mahabrahmana" gives us a memorable depiction of the famous Vasistha-Visvamitra story.
Nehru and Sita Ram Goel
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.
Illustration of Justice Swaminathan and Deepathoon
Dhurandhar Movie Poster
Congress Leaders Siddaramaiah versus Shivakumar
Mohammad Shahbuddin
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