The Dharma Dispatch

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.
An Unknown Anecdote of an Old Woman and the Brihadeeshwara Temple
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
A little known story of an old woman who visited the Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and her service to it.
Maintaining a Sanskrit Pathashala was Once the Pride of the Hindu Community
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
The second part of this series narrates how the Sanatana Community kept Sanskrit alive during oppressive Islamic regimes by maintaining Pathashalas. The era of universities established during British ...
Origins of the Islamisation of Hindi Cinema
By
Subroto Roy
6 min read
An essay on how the foundation for the Islamisation of Hindi cinema was laid as early as the 1930s beginning with the film, "Alam Ara."
Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
15 min read
A comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda
Sanskrit Through the Ages: A Forgotten Lecture by K.M. Munshi
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
6 min read
A 1951 lecture delivered by K.M. Munshi on the importance and primacy of Sanskrit as our national language and a great vehicle for the cultural rejuvenation of Bharatavarsha.
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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