How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University

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Hyderabad was never an Independent State

Preface ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1948, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel decisively extinguished the moth-eaten state of Hyderabad in less than 48 hours. On The Dharma Dispatch, we’ve published several essays dissecting the alleged glory and splendour of this oppressive Muslim despotism in which 90 per cent of Hindus were in the

The Death of Raghu the Poddar

Preface IN LESS THAN half a century after Thomas Roe received a trading Farman from Jahangir, the English East India Company had steadily expanded its operations and extended its influence along the East Coast — mainly in Madras, Machilipattanam and Bengal; it also had a flourishing factory in Surat. In the

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

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

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

How D.B. Parasnis's obsession with rare manuscripts and Mughal art transformed our understanding of the Maratha Empire

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

From Indore’s Fire to the Satara Museum: A Life Devoted to Maratha Heritage

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

D.B. Parasnis: Collector, Editor, and Unsung Saviour of Maratha Historical Documents. This is the first episode of a heartfelt tribute written by Acharya Jadunath Sarkar.

Hyderabad was never an Independent State: History’s Verdict

Asaf Jah I's Will, the Nizam's Legal Position, and the Record of Misrule in Hyderabad

The Calming Strength of his Palm

A tribute to the late S.R. Ramaswamy, a national treasure who passed away yesterday

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

The University of Mysore took its inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Power-hungry caste politicians aided by communists eventually transformed it into a graveyard of knowledge.

[PHOTOESSAY] A Bridge on the River Haridra

Forgotten Vijayanagara Heritage: The Ancient Haridra Dam and Crumbling Kali Temple of Devarabelakere.

The Dark Side of a "Classic": Why Pather Panchali is Overrated Poverty Porn

How political patronage, taxpayer plunder, and Western approval created an Indian cinematic idol named Satyajit Ray, maker of "Pather Panchali."

Dravidianism

Stalin is Desperate. Joseph Vijay is an Incipient Chiranjeevi

A desperate Stalin faces a leadership vacuum and an unproven film star Vijay emerges as a challenger in Tamil Nadu’s most unpredictable election yet

Ramayana

Busting the Spurious Narrative of 300 Ramayanas

A.K. Ramanujan's infamous essay "300 Ramayanas," was a deliberate fabrication to rob Maharshi Valmiki's authorship of the Sanskrit original

Jadunath Sarkar

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

The 1915 Letter that Introduced K.A. Nilakanta Sastri to Jadunath Sarkar: A Forgotten Chapter in Modern Indian Renaissance

Telugu Literature

How Srinatha Won the Kavisarvabhauma Title

Read the thrilling tale of how Srinatha won the epithet, Kavisarvabhauma or the Emperor of Poets

Supreme Court

The Case of Michel Danino: Examining Judicial Overreach

Michel Danino has created a substantial and qualitative scholarly legacy in his own lifetime and continues quietly on his chosen path away from public glare, any temptations of celebrity

Indian Education

ನ ಹಿ ಅಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ - ಮೈಸೂರು ಡೈರಿಯ ಬೋಧೆ

ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ಜಿ.ಎಲ್. ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಅವರ "ಮೈಸೂರು ಡೈರಿ" ಪುಸ್ತಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮುವ ಕರಾಳ ಸತ್ಯಗಳು ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಪತನದ ಸೂತ್ರರೂಪ ಗಾಥೆ

Narendra Modi

Rajaji vs. Nehru: The Untold Story of the Scholar-Statesman Who Defied the Congress Establishment

Beyond the Rajaji Utsav, a look at how C. Rajagopalachari’s legacy exposed the early roots of corruption and political sidelining by the Nehruvian establishment

Telugu Literature

Dindima Kavi’s Defeat and Srinatha’s Magnanimity

The Art of Intellectual Combat: Srinatha vs. Dindima in the Vijayanagara Court

Aurangzeb

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Munger’s Forgotten History: From the Sacred Sitakund to the Haunted Singing Well.

Telugu Literature

Mahakavi Srinatha Throws a Challenge to Arunagirinatha Kavi

Nori Narasimha Sastry fleshes out Mahakavi Srinatha's character as a feisty and talented poet who throws a deceptive poetic challenge to his counterpart, Arunagirinatha

Gupta Empire

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect

The 4th Century Susunia Inscription is one of the earliest origins of the Chakraswamin sect that once flourished throughout Uttarapatha

Telugu Literature

Nori Narasimha Sastry’s Outstanding Literary Repository

Despite his busy schedule, Nori Narasimha Sastry produced an astonishing body of outstanding literature in Telugu