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Welcome to The Dharma Dispatch, the official channel of a digital platform dedicated to offering insightful content on Indian culture and history. If you are passionate about exploring the rich heritage and traditions of India, this channel is the perfect destination for you. The Dharma Dispatch is a treasure trove of articles, videos, and resources that delve deep into various aspects of Indian culture and history. From ancient civilizations to modern-day traditions, our platform covers a wide range of topics that will educate and inspire you. Who is The Dharma Dispatch? We are a team of passionate individuals who are committed to preserving and promoting the invaluable cultural heritage of India. Our goal is to provide our audience with accurate and engaging content that sheds light on the diverse and vibrant tapestry of Indian culture. What is The Dharma Dispatch? It is a digital platform that serves as a hub for all things related to Indian culture and history. Whether you are interested in literature, art, mythology, or spirituality, you will find a wealth of information and resources on our channel. Our articles are well-researched, informative, and thought-provoking, offering a unique perspective on the cultural heritage of India. Join us on The Dharma Dispatch channel to embark on a journey of discovery and enlightenment. Explore the fascinating world of Indian culture and history with us, and immerse yourself in the beauty and wisdom of this ancient civilization. Subscribe to our channel today and become a part of our growing community of culture enthusiasts and history buffs. Let The Dharma Dispatch be your guide to the wonders of India's past and present.
The Dharma Dispatch
18 Feb, 09:09
In Memoriam: Sri K.K.S. Murthy, the Gentle Proprietor of the Iconic Select Bookshop
My heartfelt obituary to Sri K.K.S. Murthy, the unassuming proprietor of the legendary Select Bookshop in Bangalore, who passed away today.
Select Bookshop is a state of mind. Nobody gives you its location. You find it. Or you don't. You are not a full-blooded Bangalorean if you haven't at least heard its name.
The life of Sri K.K.S. Murthy epitomises DVG's memorable verse of devoting oneself to a lofty purpose and persisting in it for life. His journey of 96 years on this earth is worth emulating.
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Read the full piece! ๐๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/in-memoriam-sri-kks-murthy-the-gentle-proprietor-of-the-iconic-select-bookshop
My heartfelt obituary to Sri K.K.S. Murthy, the unassuming proprietor of the legendary Select Bookshop in Bangalore, who passed away today.
Select Bookshop is a state of mind. Nobody gives you its location. You find it. Or you don't. You are not a full-blooded Bangalorean if you haven't at least heard its name.
The life of Sri K.K.S. Murthy epitomises DVG's memorable verse of devoting oneself to a lofty purpose and persisting in it for life. His journey of 96 years on this earth is worth emulating.
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Read the full piece! ๐๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/in-memoriam-sri-kks-murthy-the-gentle-proprietor-of-the-iconic-select-bookshop
The Dharma Dispatch
17 Feb, 13:40
The Tragic Tale of Sitaram Ray, the Last Hindu King of Bengal
Raja Sitaram Ray was a self-made Hindu king who built a small empire by the dint of his talent, bravery and leadership. He was also the last Hindu king of Bengal, executed by Murshid Quli Khan.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya has written a very powerful novel celebrating his heroism. Titled, Sitaram, it was his last novel, published in 1886.
Do read his tragic story in full! ๐๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-tragic-tale-of-sitaram-ray-the-last-hindu-king-of-bengal
Raja Sitaram Ray was a self-made Hindu king who built a small empire by the dint of his talent, bravery and leadership. He was also the last Hindu king of Bengal, executed by Murshid Quli Khan.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya has written a very powerful novel celebrating his heroism. Titled, Sitaram, it was his last novel, published in 1886.
Do read his tragic story in full! ๐๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-tragic-tale-of-sitaram-ray-the-last-hindu-king-of-bengal
The Dharma Dispatch
12 Feb, 07:44
Bureaucracy as Dharma: Glimpses from Ancient India
In its most profound conception and in enlightened practice, Dharma was the foundation of bureaucracy in Ancient India.
A minister or bureaucrat had to uphold the mandatory elements of achara (spiritual conduct) and vyavahara (worldly conduct)โincluding prescribed dharmic rituals, festivals, vratas, daana, building rest houses, granting pastures etc.
Perhaps we wait in vain for the day when the long-overdue reform of our bureaucracy will incorporate these time-honoured Sanatana precepts of statecraft and governance. ๐๐๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/bureaucracy-as-dharma-glimpses-from-ancient-india
In its most profound conception and in enlightened practice, Dharma was the foundation of bureaucracy in Ancient India.
A minister or bureaucrat had to uphold the mandatory elements of achara (spiritual conduct) and vyavahara (worldly conduct)โincluding prescribed dharmic rituals, festivals, vratas, daana, building rest houses, granting pastures etc.
Perhaps we wait in vain for the day when the long-overdue reform of our bureaucracy will incorporate these time-honoured Sanatana precepts of statecraft and governance. ๐๐๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/bureaucracy-as-dharma-glimpses-from-ancient-india
The Dharma Dispatch
24 Jan, 14:47
The 1962 general elections to North Mumbai was the one in which Nawab Nehru bared his full venomous fangs โ 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
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedharmadispatch/p/long-form-the-forgotten-1962-north?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=trstt
The Dharma Dispatch
24 Jan, 09:34
โThe Bengal Province is being Sucked by a Double Set of Leeches!โ
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. ๐ก๐ก๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/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. ๐ก๐ก๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-bengal-province-is-being-sucked-by-a-double-set-of-leeches
The Dharma Dispatch
22 Jan, 09:08
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
Read the whole thing!
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/murshid-quli-khans-ijtara-system-and-bengali-cinema
The Dharma Dispatch
23 Dec, 10:19
Jadunath Sarkarโs Confessions as a History Teacher
A brilliant essay by Jadunath Sarkar, the doyen of Indian history, on the problems teaching history in college more than a century ago.
This essay offers the firsthand perspective of the Acharyaโs prowess not just as a historian but a teacher of the highest order. This aspect of the Acharyaโs legacy is rather little-known and it is only fitting that we hear him speak from direct experience.
Among other things, the essay opens up a lost and forgotten world of the exacting academic standards that existed more than a century ago in India. ๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/jadunath-sarkars-confessions-as-a-history-teacher
A brilliant essay by Jadunath Sarkar, the doyen of Indian history, on the problems teaching history in college more than a century ago.
This essay offers the firsthand perspective of the Acharyaโs prowess not just as a historian but a teacher of the highest order. This aspect of the Acharyaโs legacy is rather little-known and it is only fitting that we hear him speak from direct experience.
Among other things, the essay opens up a lost and forgotten world of the exacting academic standards that existed more than a century ago in India. ๐๐ช
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/jadunath-sarkars-confessions-as-a-history-teacher
The Dharma Dispatch
20 Dec, 07:10
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxv9d5i1lLoJ7K4mYDdQbFuoZK47pd181s?si=zF-zYSb9Gk-3gczf
The Dharma Dispatch
24 Nov, 08:21
In Gandhi's case the questions one need to ask are: to what extent was Gandhi moved by vanity and to what extent did he compromise his own principles by entering politics, which of their nature are inseparable from coercion and fraud? - George Orwell
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/gandhi-was-our-man-said-the-british-george-orwells-devastating-critique
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/gandhi-was-our-man-said-the-british-george-orwells-devastating-critique
The Dharma Dispatch
18 Nov, 09:03
โCome, I am now going to Dictate the National Song!โ
This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram.
Some excerpts from the story are given below.
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Vande Mataram was the off-spring of much thinking and dreaming. It was not composed until the [Anandamath] volume had been half finished.
Suddenly the two younger men, who lived close to Bankimโs house, heard a voice and a knock at their door. They got up and found Bankim himself, his handsome features aglow.
Bankim said:
โCome, I am now going to dictate the National Song!โ
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Read the inspirational story in full!
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/come-i-am-now-going-to-dictate-the-national-song-or-how-vande-mataram-was-composed
This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram.
Some excerpts from the story are given below.
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Vande Mataram was the off-spring of much thinking and dreaming. It was not composed until the [Anandamath] volume had been half finished.
Suddenly the two younger men, who lived close to Bankimโs house, heard a voice and a knock at their door. They got up and found Bankim himself, his handsome features aglow.
Bankim said:
โCome, I am now going to dictate the National Song!โ
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Read the inspirational story in full!
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/come-i-am-now-going-to-dictate-the-national-song-or-how-vande-mataram-was-composed
The Dharma Dispatch
15 Nov, 03:19
Why Dฤna-ลฤsanas are Central to Hindu History https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/the-three-elements-of-hindu-inscriptions-and-why-d%C4%81na-%C5%9B%C4%81sanas-are-central-to-hindu-history
The Dharma Dispatch
03 Nov, 14:55
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The Dharma Dispatch
01 Nov, 13:15
How the Dravidianists made things disappear from universities
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxhv1OpEQAmTR8XWXtRvgqQvzIMKC1EMC8?si=X2cOtB8-ovaUplU8
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxhv1OpEQAmTR8XWXtRvgqQvzIMKC1EMC8?si=X2cOtB8-ovaUplU8
The Dharma Dispatch
31 Oct, 08:38
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 ๏ปฟmerchants 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 Saarthaโs 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.
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Do read this information-packed essay in full!
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/saartha-ancient-indias-travelling-multinational-corporations
THE WORD SAARTHA can be derived as follows: Arthena Sahitaha saarthaha; tadidam saartham.
In practice, a Saartha was an organization of ๏ปฟmerchants 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 Saarthaโs 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.
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Do read this information-packed essay in full!
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/saartha-ancient-indias-travelling-multinational-corporations
The Dharma Dispatch
29 Oct, 09:43
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 worldโs 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.
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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
OUR STORY BEGINS at the southern gate of the Balhika city. This gate directly led to mainland Bharatavarsha, directly to the ancient worldโs 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.
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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
The Dharma Dispatch
26 Oct, 09:42
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! ๐
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/saartha-the-awesome-mobile-economic-engine-of-ancient-india
https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/saartha-the-awesome-mobile-economic-engine-of-ancient-india
The Dharma Dispatch
24 Oct, 03:30
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
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