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.
Latest
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
DVG
An Avadhoota from Old Bangalore: Swami Mahadeva Sastri
This is a heartwarming and evocative profile of Swami Mahadeva Sastri, an Avadhoota in Bangalore hailing from the pre-Independence era.
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
Nehruvian Betrayal of India
The Alarming Shrinkage of the Hindu Physical Space
Commentary on how the current situation presents an existential threat unlike anything that the Hindu samaj has seen before.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions: Saletore’s Magnum Opus on Sanatana Politics and Statecraft
B.A. Saletore's masterpiece "Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions," remains a classic in the field. It has sadly been cast into oblivion.
Eurocentric History of India
B.A. Saletore as a Pioneer of Writing Indian History from an Indian Perspective
B.A. Saletore belongs to that rarefied class of Indian history scholars who severed the slavish practice of looking at Indian history through European eyes.