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Illustration of the Ramayana
Busting the Spurious Narrative of 300 Ramayanas
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
Rabindranath Tagore’s Sublime Analysis of Raghuvamsha and Kumarasambhava
Rabindranath Tagore’s Sublime Analysis of Raghuvamsha and Kumarasambhava
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Rabindranath Tagore exposits with great feeling on the innate, ennobling and profound values embedded in Kalidasa's immortal Raghuvamsa and Kumarasambhava.
Sita Ram Goel
On the Eve of the Ayodhya Bhoomi Puja: Remembering Sita Ram Goel
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
13 min read
As the much-awaited Bhoomi Puja takes place tomorrow at Ayodhya, an essay commemorating the outstanding contribution made by the fine scholar and historian Sita Ram Goel to Hindu civilisational resurg ...
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
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 Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”
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.
The Awesome Devotional Heritage of Devi Bhagavati of Kerala
The Awesome Devotional Heritage of Devi Bhagavati of Kerala
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
7 min read
Tracing the origins of the dateless and profound tradition of Devi Bhagavati worship in Kerala. In many parts of South India, the Goddess is also known as the Malayala Bhagavati. This is Her story.

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