The Dharma Dispatch

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.
Walking with the Colossus: A Tribute to the Himalayan Spirit of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
10 min read
A tribute to the Indian literary colossus, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, on the occasion of receiving the Padma Bhushan award.
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 Fragrant History of the World of Ancient Indian Perfumes
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.
Depiction of Bharatavarsha’s Sacred Geography in K. Viswanath's Movies
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
K. Viswanath’s acclaimed cinematic corpus exquisitely reflects the timeless conception of Bharatavarsha's sacred geography.
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