The Dharma Dispatch

This is the painful story of an old Brahmana in Delhi who defied the bigot Firuz Shah Tughlaq by performing Puja openly. When he was caught, he opted to be burnt alive than to live a life of Mlecchahood. 🕉️🙏🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-unsung-brahmin-hero-who-defied-firuz-shah-tughlaq

The Story of the Ahalyesvara Mahadeva Temple in Maheshwar The most profound histories often lie hiding in plain sight. This is one such story of an 18th century inscription of Yashwant Rao Holkar who commissioned the building the Ahalyesvara Mahadeva Temple in Maheshwar in the sacred memory of Ahalyabai Holkar. If you stop at the entrance of the temple and look to your right, you see two smooth black stones. Engraved on it is the full story of how this grand temple was built. 🛕🪔🔱🕉 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/the-story-of-the-ahalyesvara-mahadeva-temple-in-maheshwar

A Hushed Hindu Revolt against Dravidianism in Tamil Nadu A silent Hindu pushback against the Asuric Dravidian forces has been occurring in Tamil Nadu over the last 15 years or so. Its tipping point was reached in the grand Atti Varadar festival in 2019, which made global headlines. The Dravidian ecosystem is jittery and it shows. This is perhaps the most underrated story of Hindu resurgence in Tamil Nadu. Read the whole piece! 🛕🪔🔱🔥 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/a-hushed-hindu-revolt-against-dravidianism-in-tamil-nadu

You follow a straight line for 115 kms west from Jaipur. You reach the Manglana village. It was once the site of great Hindu civilisational glory under the Chahamanas. It is also where you find a lovely step-well built to overcome the thirst of Marwar. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-magnificent-mangalana-step-well-a-sanatana-oasis-amid-turushka-chaos

A little-known achievement of Sardar Patel is how he frontally foiled Pakistan's plan to invade Delhi in September 1947 - less than a month after Independence. The script was Pakistan's. The execution was by Indian Muzlims. The Sardar gave it the death-blow. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/the-forgotten-1947-siege-of-delhi-scripted-in-pakistan-executed-by-indian-muslims-and-foiled-by-sardar-patel

The Death of Raghu the Poddar: An Unknown Incident from the East India Company’s Annals This is the tragic story of Raghu the Poddar, a cashier of the East India Company in Kasim Bazar. It reveals yet another heartless side of mercenary British mercantilism in 1673 - remember that the British had not even colonised India at that time. Raghu, an old man was brutally tortured all for getting back just ₹668! Do read and share widely. 😡🙏🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-death-of-raghu-the-poddar-an-unknown-incident-from-the-east-india-companys-annals

The Shakta Connection between Kangra Jwalamukhi Temple and Jvalaji in Azerbaijan From 15th century up to 19th century, the Jvalaji Fire Temple in Azerbaijan was a Tirtha-Kshetra, a place of pilgrimage. There was a sacred connection between the Jvalaji Fire Temple and the Jwalamukhi Temple in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Both were regarded as Shakta Pithas. It was common for Hindus to undertake a pilgrimage on foot from India to the Jvalaji Fire Temple. --- Let me not reveal the suspense. Do read the whole ennobling essay! 🕉🛕🪔🔥 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/the-shakta-connection-between-kangra-jwalamukhi-temple-and-jvalaji-in-azerbaijan

Parallels between Vamshavruksha and Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane We detect several parallels between Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's "Vamshavruksha" and "Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane," chief of which is the loss of cultural inheritance. In Tabbali, the degeneration of a lineage of cowherds is shown in graphic detail. By the 1950s, Kalinga, the descendant has no reverence for the Gau-Mata. She becomes an element of consumption for him. Thus, the spiritual becomes a slaughtered delicacy on the human platter. 🐄🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/parallels-between-vamshavruksha-and-tabbaliyu-neenade-magane

Indian Epigraphy is an Invitation to Profundity: It's Where the True History of India Resides https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/indian-epigraphy-or-an-invitation-to-profundity-where-the-true-history-of-india-resides

Read this little-known story of how the mighty Gahadavala Empire built a solid deterrent against alien Islamic invasions using a fiscal measure called the Turushka-Danda. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/turushka-danda-a-hindu-fiscal-response-to-early-islamic-invasions

Themes in Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane THE TRAGIC FATE OF GAU-MATA in post-independence India is embodied in the lineage of the Punyakoti cow and forms the canvas of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane. One of the central themes of Tabbali can be described as culture versus slaughter. Indeed, few writers have displayed Dr. Bhyrappa’s unique and expert talent for projecting the macrocosm by embedding it in the microcosm. Do read the whole essay! 🐄🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/themes-in-tabbaliyu-neenade-magane

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Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane: A Detailed Exploration of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's Classic In the 1960s, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa visited the famous Amul milk factory in Anand, Gujarat. He was given a guided tour of the full process of how milk on such an industrial scale was produced. The experience disturbed him and deeply moved him. After this, he vowed not to buy packaged milk ever again. This experience also planted the seed for Tabbaliyu nīnāde magane, the best work exploring the Hindu reverence for Gau-Mata, the ban on cow slaughter, and other related issues. Do read the first episode of a brand new series! 🕉🛕🪔🐄 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/tabbaliyu-neenaade-magane-a-detailed-exploration-of-dr-sl-bhyrappas-classic