The Dharma Dispatch

15 May 2026

7 min read

Tracing the antiquity, serial destructions, and modern resurrection of the historic Somanatha temple that outlasted invaders and defeated secular politics

Illustration of Mamata Banerjee with Imams

Commentary

The Fall of Mamata Banerjee: A History of West Bengal’s Political Decay and the 2026 BJP Shift

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 May 2026

17 min read

History Vignettes

D. B. Parasnis: The Indefatigable Collector Who Revolutionized Maratha History

Team Dharma Dispatch

30 Apr 2026

4 min read

Illustration of Indore Holkar Records Burning

History Vignettes

When the Indore Babudom’s Negligence Burnt the Entire Holkar Archives

Team Dharma Dispatch

28 Apr 2026

4 min read

History Vignettes

Remembering D. B. Parasnis: The Selfless Giant of Maratha History

Team Dharma Dispatch

25 Apr 2026

5 min read

Illustration of Sardar Patel and Mir Osman Ali of Hyderabad

History Vignettes

Hyderabad was never an Independent State: History’s Verdict

Team Dharma Dispatch

18 Apr 2026

7 min read

Commentary

The Calming Strength of his Palm

Sandeep Balakrishna

11 Apr 2026

10 min read

History Vignettes

D. B. Parasnis: The Indefatigable Collector Who Revolutionized Maratha History

Team Dharma Dispatch

30 Apr 2026

4 min read

When the Indore Babudom’s Negligence Burnt the Entire Holkar Archives

Team Dharma Dispatch

28 Apr 2026

4 min read

Remembering D. B. Parasnis: The Selfless Giant of Maratha History

Team Dharma Dispatch

25 Apr 2026

5 min read

Hyderabad was never an Independent State: History’s Verdict

Team Dharma Dispatch

18 Apr 2026

7 min read

[PHOTOESSAY] A Bridge on the River Haridra

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Apr 2026

5 min read

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K.A. Nilakanta Sastri’s Maiden Encounter with Jadunath Sarkar

Sandeep Balakrishna

19 Mar 2026

6 min read

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Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Sandeep Balakrishna

02 Mar 2026

5 min read

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect

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26 Feb 2026

5 min read

Nori Narasimha Sastri's Kavisarvabhaumudu Srinatha

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21 Feb 2026

8 min read

Why Shivaji is the True Shakti-Putra

Team Dharma Dispatch

28 Jan 2026

6 min read

Sita Ram Goel Narrates the Blazing Saga of Hindutva

Team Dharma Dispatch

24 Jan 2026

4 min read

There was Never any ‘Muslim Era’ in India

Team Dharma Dispatch

19 Jan 2026

5 min read

Notes on Culture

P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors

Sandeep Balakrishna

10 Jun 2024

3 min read

P.K. Gode's ancestor was Naro Rayaji Gode, who served in the Maratha Empire under Gangadhar Krishna Pratinidhi in the 18th century. P.K. Gode has painstakingly traced his family's history using the fr ...

The Ennobling Vedic Life and Lifestyle of the Elder Vidvan Rajagopala Sarma

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

19 Sep 2022

4 min read

Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh paints an intimate picture of the ennobling Vedic life and lifestyle of the elder Vidvan Rajagopala Sarma.

In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi

Team Dharma Dispatch

09 Jan 2023

4 min read

The first episode of a series documenting the exalted spiritual lives of obscure Sadhus and Sanyasis.

How the Vatican’s Mission to Colonise Bharatavarsha was Strengthened by Teresa

Sandeep Balakrishna

18 Feb 2019

9 min read

Banana: How the Food of our Devatas became an Inseparable Part of the Sanatana Social Life

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Dec 2023

3 min read

The banana is such an inseparable part of the cultural and social life of Bharatavarsha that we have taken it for granted and do not pause to inquire into its hoary history and imprint

The Education of a Titan

Sandeep Balakrishna

12 Jun 2024

4 min read

P.K. Gode was homeschooled by his father till he was ten years old. He underwent rigorous training in Sanskrit and English. Later in life, he had the fortune of learning under top-notch scholars and t ...

Commentary

Somanatha Temple Restoration: How Nehruvian Secularism Failed to Stop Sardar Patel's Sacred Vow

15 May 2026

7 min read

Tracing the antiquity, serial destructions, and modern resurrection of the historic Somanatha temple that outlasted invaders and defeated secular politics

Notes On Culture

Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda

Sandeep Balakrishna

29 Apr 2020

Notes On Culture

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 1

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Jun 2019

Notes On Culture

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2

Sandeep Balakrishna

01 Jul 2019

Notes On Culture

Deewaar: Disarming Hindus via Billa No. 786

Sandeep Balakrishna

07 Jul 2019

Commentary

Why is the True and Full History of the Communists Still not Part of our School Textbooks?

Sandeep Balakrishna

27 Jul 2020

History Vignettes

How the Marxist Eminent Historians Created a Gated Community of Traitors: The Conclusion

Sandeep Balakrishna

25 Dec 2019

Commentary

Consumed by Communism: The Sordid Story of how Amartya Sen Ruined the Nalanda Revival

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16 Apr 2019

Notes On Culture

Maintaining a Sanskrit Pathashala was Once the Pride of the Hindu Community

Team Dharma Dispatch

06 Jul 2021

Commentary

The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground

Sandeep Balakrishna

05 Jun 2019

Commentary

The Calculated Destruction of History Writing in India in Five Stages

Sandeep Balakrishna

26 Aug 2019

History Vignettes

Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions

Team Dharma Dispatch

23 May 2022

The Dharma Dispatch

Somanatha Temple Restoration: How Nehruvian Secularism Failed to Stop Sardar Patel's Sacred Vow

The Fall of Mamata Banerjee: A History of West Bengal’s Political Decay and the 2026 BJP Shift

D. B. Parasnis: The Indefatigable Collector Who Revolutionized Maratha History

When the Indore Babudom’s Negligence Burnt the Entire Holkar Archives

Remembering D. B. Parasnis: The Selfless Giant of Maratha History

Hyderabad was never an Independent State: History’s Verdict

The Calming Strength of his Palm

Spotlight

Ram Swarup’s Skewering of the Myth of the Liberal Muslim

The Fall of Mamata Banerjee: A History of West Bengal’s Political Decay and the 2026 BJP Shift

Somanatha Temple Restoration: How Nehruvian Secularism Failed to Stop Sardar Patel's Sacred Vow

The Wages of Civilisational Amnesia: What the Tragic Fate of the Prahladapuri Temple Teaches us

K.N. Govindacharya: A Politico-Intellectual History of Independent India

An Invitation to a Deadly Banquet and Half a Century of Ashraf Collaboration with the Colonial British

History Vignettes

D. B. Parasnis: The Indefatigable Collector Who Revolutionized Maratha History

When the Indore Babudom’s Negligence Burnt the Entire Holkar Archives

Remembering D. B. Parasnis: The Selfless Giant of Maratha History

Hyderabad was never an Independent State: History’s Verdict

[PHOTOESSAY] A Bridge on the River Haridra

K.A. Nilakanta Sastri’s Maiden Encounter with Jadunath Sarkar

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect

Introduction to Nori Narasimha Sastry's Kavisārvabhaumuḍu by Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh

Why Shivaji is the True Shakti-Putra

Sita Ram Goel Narrates the Blazing Saga of Hindutva

There was Never any ‘Muslim Era’ in India

Notes on Culture

P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors

The Ennobling Vedic Life and Lifestyle of the Elder Vidvan Rajagopala Sarma

In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi

How the Vatican’s Mission to Colonise Bharatavarsha was Strengthened by Teresa

Banana: How the Food of our Devatas became an Inseparable Part of the Sanatana Social Life

The Education of a Titan

Commentary

Somanatha Temple Restoration: How Nehruvian Secularism Failed to Stop Sardar Patel's Sacred Vow

The Fall of Mamata Banerjee: A History of West Bengal’s Political Decay and the 2026 BJP Shift

The Calming Strength of his Palm

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

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Stalin is Desperate. Joseph Vijay is an Incipient Chiranjeevi

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The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground

The Calculated Destruction of History Writing in India in Five Stages

Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions