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 ...
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.
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
An Analysis of the Characters of the Mahabharata by D.V. Gundappa
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
This is the first episode of a series analysing the characters of the Mahabharata penned by the legendary DVG about 50 years ago.
Monkeys in the Ramayana Frolicking
By
Arjun Bharadwaj
5 min read
Adikavi, Maharshi Valmiki provided the first great model for composing poetry imbued with all the nine Rasas. He authored the Ramayana at a time when the formal academic discipline of aesthetics was n ...
When Hidambeshwara Gave His Hair to Save His Archaka
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
10 min read
The heroic story of how Hidambeshwara gave his hair to save the honour of his devotee
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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