Ramayana
A Slice of Srimad Ramayana in Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma’s Life
A deeply moving and enriching incident in the student days of the towering scholar and musician, Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma
Carnatic Classical Music
The Musician who Cut his Tongue to Avoid Singing Before Tipu Sultan
A brief episode from a Kannada novel featuring a heroic singer who defied Tipu Sultan's authority
Dravidianism
How the Nada Muni from Thiruvarur Anticipated the 21st Century Pollution from Paramakudi
What Kamal Haasan's slur against Tyagaraja Swami reveals about his anti-Hindu mind set and how Tyagaraja characterised such people
Carnatic Classical Music
Subashita Sunday Episode 6: Ramayana, Mysore Vasudevacharya, and Joseph Conrad
We welcome this Sunday with another episode of the Subhashita Sunday on The Dharma Dispatch. Like always, we have curated a handpicked collection of articles drawn from the best and the most prized annals of Bharatiya tradition. Happy reading! The Way of the Courageous Once again, Maharshi Bhartruhari tops our
Indian Marxists
The Politics of T M Krishna: A Ready Reckoner
One of the immoral Kannada proverbs goes thus: ಅನ್ನ ಹಳಸಿತ್ತು ನಾಯಿ ಹಸಿದಿತ್ತು (The food had rotted, the dog was hungry). This proverb pretty much accurately characterises the musical urban naxal, T M Krishna who has finally found refuge in the tainted arms of
Carnatic Classical Music
The Destruction and Christianization of Carnatic Music Might Occur Sooner than Anticipated
As expected, it has happened. There’s a proverb in Kannada which roughly means, “light up your beedi from the fire that is burning down your neighbour’s house.” The thoroughly agenda-driven #Metoo charade has hit the Carnatic music circles as well ably guided, the charge led by the Radical
Carnatic Classical Music
T M Krishna: The Musical Urban Naxal
What ails T M Krishna?Wrong question. The right answer: T M Krishna is himself an ailment. To those who have followed Thodur Madabussi Krishna’s musical career for a while, it’s evident that while his career’s metamorphosis has been along expected lines, it has reached its logical