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Saartha: Ancient India's Travelling Multinational Corporations THE WORD SAARTHA can be derived as follows: Arthena Sahitaha saarthaha; tadidam saartham. In practice, a Saartha was an organization of merchants who invested equal amount of capital and carried on trade with various markets by travelling in caravans. In fact, the starting of a Saartha was an extremely important, prestigious and auspicious event in the business community of ancient and early medieval India. A Saartha’s scope also included international trade. From a limited perspective, it can be said that the Saartha was the first system of MNCs to originate from Bharatavarsha. ---- Do read this information-packed essay in full! https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/saartha-ancient-indias-travelling-multinational-corporations

The Awesome Commercial Highway Networks of Ancient Bharatavarsha OUR STORY BEGINS at the southern gate of the Balhika city. This gate directly led to mainland Bharatavarsha, directly to the ancient world’s educational magnet: Takshashila. Takshashila was the starting point of one of the oldest routes in the world. Within India, it is still known as the Grand Trunk Road. Kautilya calls this route as Haimavat-patha or the route of the Himalayan Mountain range. The Grand Route that began at Takshashila continued into mainland Bharatavarsha before splitting at Mathura. --- Read the whole informative piece! Don't forget to share it widely. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-awesome-commercial-highway-networks-of-ancient-bharatavarsha

We begin a brand new, exciting historical essay series examining the system of Saartha, which was the extraordinary mobile economic engine of ancient India. Read away! 🙂 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/saartha-the-awesome-mobile-economic-engine-of-ancient-india

When Sri Naga Baba takes his sacred ablutions in the purifying waters of the Ganga, he removes his intestines and washes them and puts them back into his body. There have been numerous eyewitnesses to this incredible scene. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/in-the-company-of-sadhus-sri-sri-naga-baba-the-digambara-sadhu-of-varanasi#:~:text=When%20he%20takes%20his%20sacred%20ablutions%20in%20the%20purifying%20waters%20of%20the%20Ganga%2C%20he%20removes%20his%20intestines%20and%20washes%20them%20and%20puts%20them%20back%20into%20his%20body.%20There%20have%20been%20numerous%20eyewitnesses%20to%20this%20incredible%20scene.%C2%A0

When Sri Naga Baba takes his sacred ablutions in the purifying waters of the Ganga, he removes his intestines and washes them and puts them back into his body. There have been numerous eyewitnesses to this incredible scene. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/in-the-company-of-sadhus-sri-sri-naga-baba-the-digambara-sadhu-of-varanasi#:~:text=When%20he%20takes%20his%20sacred%20ablutions%20in%20the%20purifying%20waters%20of%20the%20Ganga%2C%20he%20removes%20his%20intestines%20and%20washes%20them%20and%20puts%20them%20back%20into%20his%20body.%20There%20have%20been%20numerous%20eyewitnesses%20to%20this%20incredible%20scene.%C2%A0

Nawab Nehru's Betrayal of C. Rajagopalachari The more we dig, the viler the details about Nawab Nehru emerge. This great leader showed no scruples in betraying his close friend for decades, C. Rajagopalachari so that he could permanently stay in power. Do read the full details! https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/nawab-nehrus-betrayal-of-c-rajagopalachari

The Calcutta Line of the Communist Party of India and the Train of its Continuing Treachery https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/the-calcutta-line-of-the-communist-party-of-india-and-the-train-of-its-continuing-treachery

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DVG's "Mahachunavane" - A Brutal Parody of the General Elections DVG wrote his play, "Mahachunavane" (General Elections) in 1965. It depicts an unflattering picture of the first general elections in India held in 1951-52. There is a justified need for revisiting and re-analysing this play today. By 1965, DVG was convinced of the lethal direction that Indian democracy was headed towards. Mahachunavane is not only a highly underrated work of DVG, but can be regarded as a contemporary literary classic. It is quite unfortunate to have fallen into obscurity and deserves much wider circulation and a deeper study. --- Do read and share widely. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/dvgs-mahachunavane-a-brutal-parody-of-the-general-elections

DVG's Jack Cade: The Soothsaying Play that Predicted Congress Anarchy DVG's Kannada play, Jack Cade was one of the earliest fictional portrayals of a newly-independent India in which the political class headed by the Congress Party was pushing India towards anarchy. It is but natural that Jack Cade’s story starkly resonated with DVG. DVG passionately hated and instintively feared agitation and anarchy. Disturbance of order was a condition tantamount to national suicide and cultural destruction. Overall, Jack Cade is a deeply reflective drama, still relevant. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/dvgs-jack-cade-the-soothsaying-play-that-predicted-congress-anarchy

Major Themes in DVG’s Creative Literature DVG's three plays titled Prahasana-Trayi are unified by the satirical thread parodying the pathetic condition of Indian democracy almost immediately after Independence. We clearly detect the outpouring of DVG’s anguish at how public life had become debased and disfigured in these. It was his literary protest against how our political leaders were mocking the sacrifices of the freedom struggle made by countless selfless men and women like DVG himself. https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/major-themes-in-dvgs-creative-literature

Introducing D.V. Gundappa’s Literature for Non-Kannadigas A whole new and enchanting world opens up when we survey the corpus of DVG's creative literature. Some of his finest literary works easily occupy a top slot in the annals of the great works of world literature. By temperament, D.V. Gundappa was a literary savant who had completely surrendered to our Rishis who were also poets. He had submitted himself to Valmiki Maharshi, Veda Vyasa, Kalidasa, Bhavabhuti, Bhartruhari, Kumaravyasa and Tyagaraja. From an overall perspective, Ārdratā (moist compassion) and Snigdhata (delicate, tenderness) appear to be the hallmarks of DVG’s literary oeuvre. --- Read the whole piece! 📑🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/introducing-dv-gundappas-literature-for-non-kannadigas

This is a truly delightful piece about 19th Century Indian society! The English barber lathers his customer's face freely with soap. The Indian barber uses none, except when his European customer particularly wishes it. Western civilization calls for every new variety of shaving soap in sticks and tubes with high-sounding names, whilst the unassuming Hindu operator is content with cold water. His results will bear favourable comparison with those of his European' confrère. His razors are always sharp, and he is never in a hurry. https://thedharmadispatch.substack.com/p/the-cultured-art-of-letter-writing