The Dharma Dispatch

How Indians Intoxicated Themselves in the 19th Century: The Case of Gorakhpur
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
A fascinating report by a colonial British bureaucrat published in 1890 reveals the substances that Indians used to intoxicate themselves in north western India.
A typical Brahmin who lived in our villages
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
A slice of the daily routine of a typical Brahmin who lived in India just a century ago
Illustration of Hampi
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Over the last three decades, its sanctity has been almost completely e ...
Want to Destroy Sanskrit? Learn the Vile Art from the Dravidianists!
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
21 min read
A long form essay narrating the history of the calculated destruction of Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu by Dravidianists
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