The Dharma Dispatch

When Diwan Purnaiah Lost and Regained his Eyesight: Glory of the Tirumala Thotti-Thirtam https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/when-diwan-purnaiah-lost-and-regained-his-eyesight-glory-of-the-tirumala-thotti-thirtam

Mahakavi Srinatha Throws a Challenge to Arunagirinatha Kavi In his historical novel Kavisārvabhaumuḍu, Nori Narasimha Sastry dramatizes a high-stakes 15th-century intellectual conflict within the Vijayanagara Empire. It fleshes out the rivalry between Srinatha Kavi, the court poet of the Kondaveedu principality, and Arunagirinatha Dindima Bhatta, the formidable but arrogant Education Minister of King Devaraya II. Do read this thrilling episode in full! 😀🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/mahakavi-srinatha-throws-a-challenge-to-arunagirinatha-kavi

The Susunia Inscription as an Origin of the Chakraswamin Sect This essay traces the deep roots of Vaishnava devotion in Bengal through the Susunia Rock Inscription, a fourth-century CE artifact that reveals an early expression of the Chakraswamin sect. The Susunia inscription remains, preserved now as one of those small, stubborn monuments that refuse to go extinct. Its breast couches the ennobling history of the profound Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya that millions of Hindus follow unaware of its obscure origins. Like how we marvel at the sight of the Sapta-Sindhus forgetting their source as a humble stream. 🙏🛕🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-susunia-inscription-as-an-origin-of-the-chakraswamin-sect

Nori Narasimha Sastry's depictions of the cultural, political, and religious life of that period is something achieved by only a handful of Indian writers, which further serves as irrefutable proof of his greatness. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/nori-narasimha-sastrys-outstanding-literary-repository#google_vignette

Introduction to Nori Narasimha Sastry's Kavisārvabhaumuḍu by Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh has written an extremely learned introduction to Nori Narasimha Sastry's acclaimed Telugu novel, Kavisarvabhaumudu. This is the first episode of its English translation. Dr. Ganesh’s lengthy introduction to the novel is a masterpiece in itself. With his typical erudition and multidisciplinary mastery, Dr. Ganesh provides a masterclass in writing and appreciating historical fiction infused with dense classicism. This is a must read essay! 📑🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/introduction-to-nori-narasimha-sastrys-kavis%C4%81rvabhaumu%E1%B8%8Du-by-shatavadhani-dr-ganesh

Yesterday was the 96th birthday of one of the legends of Indian cinema: _Swargiya_ *K. Viswanath.* My humble tribute to this titan who showed how to showcase Hindu culture and society on celluloid. _Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati_ . 🕉️🙏🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/a-tribute-to-kviswanath-the-last-of-the-masters/

A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Beginning roughly in the mid-2000s, a new, thriving tourist triangle of sin has emerged: Goa - Gokarna - Hampi. Nothing exemplifies the defilement of the sacred Kishkinda better than the depraved “Hippie Island,” a Xanadu of sin, vice and depravity. This perverse transformation of the sacred into the profane has been done not by Hippies or invaders but by Hindus hungry for a few pieces of foreign silver. Read the first episode of a brand new series! 😔🙏🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/a-voyage-into-vijayanagara-the-violation-of-sanctity

From Independence to the Emergency: The Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/from-independence-to-the-emergency-the-sordid-journey-of-the-downfall-of-indian-cinema#:~:text=From%20Independence%20to%20the%20Emergency%3A%20The%20Sordid%20Journey%20of%20the%20Downfall%20of%20Indian%20Cinema

Mricchakatika as an Allegory of the Emergency Shudraka's immortal Sanskrit play, Mricchakatika, written in the 5th Century, is an uncanny allegory of Indira Gandhi's emergency. The Ujjaini of Palaka, the tyrant-king is directly connected to Indira Gandhi’s autocratic democracy by an invisible historical autobahn; the parallels are surreal at every level and on every plane. If history is philosophy teaching through examples, classical literature is its storified sibling and Mricchakatika undoubtedly belongs to this rarefied pedestal. — Anything I say further will ruin the suspense. Do read! 😃🙏🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/mricchakatika-as-an-allegory-of-the-emergency

Rahul Gandhi and General Naravane’s Book: A Rehash of the Cold War Era Script On Feb 1, the Far Left propaganda magazine The Caravan published a cover story titled Naravane's Moment of Truth in its quest to prove how "how the Modi government spun the China border crisis.” It accessed Naravane's unpublished memoir. And last week, Rahul Gandhi waved the exact same book in Parliament to echo and amplify The Caravan's scurrilous propaganda. Rahul is enacting the script of a very old game being played with very new, and very dangerous, stakes. 📑🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/rahul-gandhi-and-general-naravanes-book-a-rehash-of-the-cold-war-era-script

ದಾನಶೀಲ ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಲೋಕತ್ಯಾಗ ಈ ಸರಣಿಯ ಕಡೆಯ ಲೇಖನದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಶ್ಯಪ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ದಾನಶೀಲತೆಯ ಹಲವು ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಆವಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಆರ್ದ್ರವಾದ ಅಂಜಲಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರು ಪ್ರಚಾರಬಯಸದ ಅಪ್ಪಟ ಗುಪ್ತದಾನಿಗಳು. ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಯೊಬ್ಬನ ಬಡತನದ ಸತ್ಯಾಸತ್ಯತೆ ತಿಳಿಯುವ ಮೊದಲೇ, ಅವನ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸ ಕುಂಠಿತವಾಗಬಾರದೆಂಬ ಕಾಳಜಿಯಿಂದ ಹಣ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದ ಔದಾರ್ಯ ಅವರದ್ದು. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರನ್ನು ಅವರ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಂಪತ್ತಿಗಿಂತ 'ಗುಣ' ಮತ್ತು 'ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ'ದ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಳೆಯಬೇಕು. ಅವರು ಜೀವನದ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ 'ಪಾತ್ರ'ಗಳನ್ನಾಗಿ ಕಂಡರೇ ಹೊರತು, ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ರಾಗ-ದ್ವೇಷಗಳಿಂದಲ್ಲ. This is perhaps the most heartfelt tribute to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa in recent times. Do read and share widely! 🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/sl-bhyrappas-magnanimity-and-a-heartfelt-tribute-to-the-literary-titan

ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಅರ್ಥಶುದ್ಧಿಯ ಔನ್ನತ್ಯ ಡಾ. ಎಸ್.ಎಲ್. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಅರ್ಥಶುದ್ಧಿ, ಸರಳತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವದ ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವ ಕೆಲವು ನಿಜ ಜೀವನದ ಪ್ರಸಂಗಗಳ ಸಾರಾಂಶ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರಲ್ಲಿ ಗೌರವ, ವಿನಯ, ಅರ್ಥಶುದ್ಧಿ, ಕಲೆಗಾಗಿ ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮ ಶ್ರಮ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಉದಾರತೆಯ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಈ ಪ್ರಸಂಗಗಳು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. 📑🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/%E0%B2%AD%E0%B3%88%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A5%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF-%E0%B2%94%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF

ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ - ದೇಶಭಕ್ತಿ ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರು ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತರಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಆದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಹಾಗು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಭಾರತದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇರುವ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಶ್ಯಪ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಹೃದ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. "ನಾವು ಎಷ್ಟನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿಕೊಡ್ತೀವಿ ಅನ್ನೋದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಎಷ್ಟು ಮನದಟ್ಟು ಮಾಡಿ ಕೋಡ್ತೀವಿ ಅನ್ನೋದು ಮುಖ್ಯ." Read the whole brilliant essay! 🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/sl-bhyrappas-patriotism-and-encouragement-of-talent

ಪರ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ತಯಾರಿ - ಪಿ.ವಿ. ಕಾಣೆಯವರ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ: ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ “ನೋಡಿ, ನಾನು ಹೇಳ್ತೀನಿ, ನಮ್ಮ ಜನಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಮಾಯಣ ಮಹಾಭಾರತಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬದುಕೋದು ಕಷ್ಟ. ಇವೆರಡೂ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಿವೆ. ರಾಮಾಯಣ – ಮಹಾಭಾರತ ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ, ಭಾರತೀಯತೆಯನ್ನೇ ಬಿಡಬೇಕು. ಯಾವ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಭಾರತೀಯತೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರ್ತಾನೋ, ಆತನಿಗೆ ರಾಮಾಯಣ ಮಹಾಭಾರತಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟದೆ ಇರೋದು ಕಷ್ಟ. We cannot abstain from the epics if we are true Indians." 🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/how-sl-bhyrappa-wrote-parva-and-his-reverence-for-p-v-kane

Here's the debut Kannada essay on Dharma Dispatch by the talented & understated Kashyap Naik. He pays an evocative tribute to the late great S.L. Bhyrappa. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A5%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%95-%E0%B2%AD%E0%B3%88%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81

Why Shivaji is the True Shakti-Putra This is perhaps the most powerful exposition of the everlasting glory of Chhatrapati Shivaji. By the inimitable Sita Ram Goel. Here's a tiny sample. "He was the incarnation of Skanda who forced the Mleccha army to retreat. That is why we have called him ‘Shakti-putra’ and thereby given his true introduction. Shakti-putra Shivaji remains worthy of our emulation because he was not created by circumstance but by Sanatana Dharma." Read and share widely! 🔥🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/why-shivaji-is-the-true-shakti-putra

Sita Ram Goel Narrates the Blazing Saga of Hindutva Shivaji’s capture of the fort named Torna was the first proclamation of the victorious campaign of Hindutva. 32 years later, when Shivaji’s grand procession passed through the markets of Bijapur, the victorious march of the Hindu nation had advanced very far. That victorious march was never again halted by the Muslims. Based on all historical evidence, the only conclusion that emerges is that the so-called Muslim era history of India is in reality the unadulterated saga of the Hindu nation's own decline and rise, defeat and valor. — One of the most powerful essays ever written. 🔥⚔🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/sita-ram-goel-narrates-the-blazing-saga-of-hindutva