The Dharma Dispatch

How Western Materialism Erodes Hindu Ethics https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/how-western-materialism-erodes-hindu-ethics-an-early-caution-by-pramatha-nath-bose

Rajaji vs. Nehru: The Untold Story of the Scholar-Statesman Who Defied the Congress Establishment Rajaji’s felicity for straddling multiple realms simultaneously was not only legendary but remains an understudied area of his prolific legacy. He could draft the Constitution and write a scholarly speech on Vedanta for Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar. His idea of taking a break from hardscrabble politics was to write the abridged Mahabharata in English in less than a year. Read the whole brilliant essay! 🔥📑🪔😀 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/rajaji-vs-nehru-the-untold-story-of-the-scholar-statesman-who-defied-the-congress-establishment

Dindima Kavi’s Defeat and Srinatha’s Magnanimity Kavisārvabhaumuḍu vividly dramatizes the legendary 15th-century literary debate in the Vijayanagara Empire between the brilliant poet Srinatha and the arrogant logician Arunagirinatha Dindima Bhatta. It highlights Srinatha's strategic preparation, mastery over Alankara Sastra (poetics), clever alliances and his ultimate victory over Dindima. 📑🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/dindima-kavis-defeat-and-srinathas-magnanimity

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger Aurangzeb's elder brother, Shah Shuja destroyed a temple right above the sacred Sitakund in Munger. Sitakund is the sacred well where Sita Mata took bath after her Agnipariksha. The famous Maghi Mela in Sitakund attracts lakhs of pilgrims and is regarded as a younger cousin of the Kumbha Mela. Read the whole essay! 🙏🛕🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/shah-shuja-vandalises-sitakund-the-singing-well-of-munger

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