The Dharma Dispatch

The 1962 general elections to North Mumbai was the one in which Nawab Nehru bared his full venomous fangs — all to ensure that his Man Friday, the Communist traitor V.K. Krishna Menon would win at any cost. https://open.substack.com/pub/thedharmadispatch/p/long-form-the-forgotten-1962-north?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=trstt

“The Bengal Province is being Sucked by a Double Set of Leeches!” Murshid Quli Khan combined in himself the worst of several dark arts: of financially entangling his contractors to the point of slavery; of casual ruthlessness in revenue collection and of squeezing farmers to the last drop of their blood. His thirst for money was boundless. To reduce revenue collection expenses, he transformed soldiers into tax collectors. This is akin to converting decorated military officers into IRS clerks. 😡😡🙏🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-bengal-province-is-being-sucked-by-a-double-set-of-leeches

Did you know that there is a direct, historical connection between Murshid Quli Khan's Ijtara System and 20th century Bengali Cinema? It's a history of heartless loot and exploitation. Read the whole thing! https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/murshid-quli-khans-ijtara-system-and-bengali-cinema

Here is the full, sickening story of the Parliamentary elections to North Mumbai, 1962. It showed the shocking extent to which Nawab Nehru could stoop in order to get the Communist traitor V.K. Krishna Menon elected. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/north-mumbai-elections-of-1962-when-nawab-nehru-batted-for-a-communist-traitor

The Pathetic Breakdown of the Mughal Dynasty and the Resurgence of Murshid Quli Khan Between 1710 - 1717, the Mughal dynasty witnesses a series of bloody wars of succession. Aurangzeb's great grandson Farrukh Siyar, becomes the emperor in 1713. He grants the full Subah of Bengal to Murshid Quli Khan after receiving a bribe of more than two crore rupees! This event changes the history of Bengal with far-reaching consequences. --- Read the latest episode in our series on Murshid Quli Khan. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-pathetic-breakdown-of-the-mughal-dynasty-and-the-resurgence-of-murshid-quli-khan

[PHOTOESSAY] The Multidimensional Maha Kumbha Mela A fundamental element in the Kumbha Mela is the fact that it is a Tirtha Yatra. Tirtha Yatra is the timeless expression of Hindu piety on two moving feet. Our national institution of Tirtha Yatra is a peerless and irreplacable illustration of order in chaos. It is an institution sans any headquarters or leader. The Kumbha Mela is in essence, a living, human miniature of the Sanatana civilisation itself. --- Do read this comprehensive essay exploring all the dimensions of the Kumbha Mela. 🛕🙏🕉🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/photoessay-the-multidimensional-maha-kumbha-mela

The Art of Reading - An Instructive Lesson from DVG THE FOLLOWING IS the full text of a marvelously instructive essay written by the iconic D.V. Gundappa way back in 1915. I think it is timely to revisit the essay given the heedless pursuit of Artificial Intelligence in our own time. I view the usage of dangerous tools like ChatGPT as Saraswati Droha — betrayal of Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning. In this essay, DVG beautifully delineates the method of transforming reading into an art. It is my ardent hope that the readers of The Dharma Dispatch will find value in this essay and pass it on, most importantly, to their children. 📑🛕🪔🙏 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/the-art-of-reading-an-instructive-lesson-from-dvg

[NEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT] The good folks at Vibhu Academy are launching a highly informative course titled Bharatiya Vijnanam: Studies in Ancient Indian Science. I highly recommend it. For details, click the link below. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/dispatches/new-course-announcement-bharatiya-vijnanam-introduction-to-ancient-indian-science-studies

Aurangzeb’s Death and Murshid Quli Khan’s Exile to the Dakkhan Murshid Quli Khan imports 14 of his relatives from Iran and gets them lucrative Mansabs in Bengal. This is another illustration of how large numbers of alien Muslims poured into India and usurped lands and got unearned wealth. After Aurangzeb's death, Azim-ud-din takes revenge on Murshid Quli Khan by banishing him to the Dakkhan. Read all about the sick power politics played in the Mughal Empire. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/aurangzebs-death-and-murshid-quli-khans-exile-to-the-dakkhan