The Dharma Dispatch

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 ...
From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
The downfall of Indian cinema can be traced with a cutoff point: the Emergency of 1975 and its aftermath.
Illustration of Mricchakatika, Indira and Sanjay Gandhi
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
Shudraka's immortal Sanskrit play, Mricchakatika, written in the 5th Century, is an uncanny allegory of Indira Gandhi's emergency
The Enduring Possibilities of the Vasistha-Visvamitra Story and a Contrast with Leo Tolstoy
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Maharshi Valmiki has given us a timeless raw material in his Vasistha-Visvamitra story. A contrast with Leo Tolstoy's popular fable shows a clear contrast between Bharatavarsha and the Christian West. ...
Babubhai Jashbhai Patel: The Acharya who Upheld the Values of the Sanatana Educational Tradition
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
An anecdote from the life of Babubhai Jashbhai Patel, former Gujarat Chief Minister and Vice Chancellor of the Sardar Patel University
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
Illustration showing Rahul Gandhi Waving General Naravane's Memoir
5 min read
To hear Rahul Gandhi hurl allegations at the armed forces or brand his colleagues as traitors is to witness a very old game being played with very new, and very dangerous, stakes
Illustration of A.R. Rahman on Stage
Nehru and Sita Ram Goel
Illustration of Justice Swaminathan and Deepathoon
Dhurandhar Movie Poster
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