Commentary

Illustration of Somanatha Temple
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
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
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
Sandeep Balakrishna
17 min read
Understanding the transition from Congress and Communist rule to Mamata Banerjee's terror-regime, and why the BJP’s 2026 victory marks the end of a century-long Bhadralok hegemony
Devala Muni
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
A brief introduction to the Devala-Smriti, a very ancient Dharmasastra treatise. In the 10th century, a chapter titled Mlēccita-Śud'dhih was added to it, dealing with the reconversion of Hindus back t ...
A scene of Ghar-Wapsi in Ancient India
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The original term of Ghar-Wapsi is Paravartana. It dates back to the tenth century, before Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion of India.
Jvalaji
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The Ateshgah Fire Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan, was originally the Hindu temple named Jvalaji built in 1745
Colonel Purohit
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
Framing Lt. Colonel Purohit, a high-ranking Army officer, was the culmination of the Congress party's trajectory of corruption leading to treason
Hindu Proselytising in Middle East
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Contrary to popular belief, Sanatana Dharma was a proselytising Dharma that took its inspiration from the Vedic corpus
Christian Crosses in Hindu Temple.jpg
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Economic liberalisation created a generation of highly affluent Hindus who became apathetic to civilisational threats
Coffee Shop Missionary converting Hindu
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The Hindu civilisation and society today faces multi-pronged threats to its very survival in an unprecedented way throughout its history
Medieval Hindu Village and Taxation Activity
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
A brief exploration of the various dimensions of Hindu taxation policy, its underlying philosophy and practice
Atonement by lighting lamp
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Hindu jurisprudence prescribed atonement for criminals over violent punishment
ILLUSTRATION OF AN OLD HINDU VILLAGE
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Hindu Village Administration presents a brilliant portrait of a near-perfect decentralised administration
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