Ancient India
Saartha: The Awesome Mobile Economic Engine of Ancient India
The first episode of a historical essay series examining the system of Saartha, which was the extraordinary mobile economic engine of ancient India.
Indian Democracy
DVG's "Mahachunavane" - A Brutal Parody of the General Elections
DVG wrote his play, "Mahachunavane" (General Elections) in 1965. It depicts an unflattering picture of the first general elections in India held in 1951-52. There is a justified need for revisiting and re-analysing this play today.
D.V. Gundappa
DVG's Jack Cade: The Soothsaying Play that Predicted Congress Anarchy
DVG's Kannada play, Jack Cade was one of the earliest fictional portrayals of a newly-independent India in which the political class headed by the Congress Party was pushing India towards brazen demagoguery and anarchy.
D.V. Gundappa
Major Themes in DVG’s Creative Literature
DVG's creative literature comprised both Indian and non-Indian themes. He published several poetry collections and authored nine plays.
D.V. Gundappa
Introducing D.V. Gundappa’s Literature for Non-Kannadigas
D.V. Gundappa (DVG) was one of the accomplished litterateurs of India. This is the first episode of a new series that introduces his literary contributions.
Gandikota
Mir Jumla: The Monster who Melted Hindu Murtis in Gandikota
Mir Jumla conquers the impregnable Gandikota fort by betraying its Hindu ruler, Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu. And then, he melts all the metallic Hindu Murtis forcibly snatched away from all the temples in his dominion.
Golconda Sultanate
The Run up to Gandikota: Mir Jumla Burns Northern Tamil Nadu
Between 1643 - 50, Mir Jumla conducted a series of raids throughout Andhra and Tamil Nadu and devastated entire towns and villages. The Poonamalle Mosque was formerly a Hindu temple which Jumla destroyed.
Dharma Dispatch
The Dharma Dispatch Completes Six Years
Today, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of The Dharma Dispatch. Some contemplations and a rewind of the last year.
Aurangzeb
Mir Jumla: Aurangzeb’s Confidant who Befriended Telugu Niyogi Brahmins
Mir Jumla who became Aurangzeb's trusted aide, was a reckless plunderer and military commander who became the Prime Minister of the Sultan of Golconda. He entrusted his revenue management to Telugu Niyogi Brahmins.
Sri Krishnadevaraya
The Sun-Dried Tears of Gandikota
The first episode of a series narrating the brief civilisational history of Gandikota, fabled as the Grand Canyon of India.
Tirumala
Not just Tainted Tirumala Laddus: Andhra is in the Grip of the Missionary Machinery
The defiled Tirumala laddu is just the tip of the iceberg of a long-term civilisational project of de-Hinduising Andhra Pradesh by polluting all its sacred Hindu spaces
70 Years of Secularism
The Woke Cabal Cancels the CJI for Performing Ganesha Chaturthi
The Honourable Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the latest target of the cancel culture mafia because he celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi with PM Modi