The Dharma Dispatch

Conflict Resolution and Legal Decisions in Temple Management: An Evocative Portrait from the Rashtrakuta Era
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Two inscriptions from the 10th Century Rashtrakuta Era reveal an extraordinary world comprising temple management, business, religious harmony, and the state of the Hindu society.
Puranas and Woke: From Sanctifying the Mundane to Perverting Sanctity
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The second episode expounds on the infinite artistic and spiritual possibilities embedded in the Puranas and how an evil ideology perverted even the notion of beauty and sanctity.
Illustration of the Ramayana
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
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.
Shyamdas
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
6 min read
Gopinath Kaviraj evocatively describes the profound spiritual Sadhana of a Vaishnava Sadhu named Shyamdas Babaji
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
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