This is the second and concluding part of The Dharma Podcast series explaining the methodical and systematic manner in which the colonial British destroyed Hindu charitable institutions. To listen to the first part, click here: https://www.dharmadispatch.in/podcasts/podcast-78-how-the-british-systematically-destroyed-hindu-charitable-institutions-the-untold-storyIn the previous part of this podcast series, we’ve seen how the Governor General Wellesley drastically reduced the endowments given...

It is a well known fact that India has never fully recovered from the all-encompassing horrors of British colonial rule. Both the human and the economic genocide carried out by the British against is well known. There's the famous research published by Columbia university which calculated that the total amount of money that England heartlessly plundered from India was 45 TRILLION dollars in about 175 years. That is 17 times MORE THAN the total annual GDP of England today.And then there is the...

This is the first of a two-part podcast which presents a comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda. It follows the familiar communist template of using art, literature, poetry, drama and cinema to propagandise communism among the Indian masses, who are unarguably the world's largest consumer of cinema. Rang de Basanti was a huge blockbuster when it was released and acquired a semi-cult status especially among the urban Indian...

Few people have not heard the name Chanakya or Kautilya or Vishnugupta, the most preeminent philosopher statesmen in world history. The author of the acclaimed and timeless Arthashastra, the most comprehensive manual covering almost all aspects of administration, governance, statesmanship, and military strategy, Chanakya continues to enjoy an exalted status throughout the world. It is also appropriate to call him the Rajyashastra pitamaha or the progenitor of statecraft. Chanakya remains...

THE 100-Year History of Indian Communism in Half an Hour In 1917, a radio broadcast in Russia announced that the Tsarist regime had been overthrown and a new Soviet government was formed. This was the first ever victory of Karl Marx's political ideology that had now acquired an entire state for itself: the largest country in the world. Quite obviously, the event was enormously significant throughout the world and there was great excitement among Communists in non-communist countries. One...

JNU #JawharlalNehruUniversity #Communism In this eye-opening conversation, scholar, columnist, author and an authority on Communism and Marxism, Dr. Shankar Saran takes us on a superb guided tour of the motivations, methods, and impact that Communists have had in India for nearly a century. Dr. Saran speaks about his own journey as a card-carrying Communist initially and narrates his experiences of being a Communist ideologue and teacher. He shares their hypocrisy, their belief system, and...

IndianCulture #Secularism #Hinduism This podcast is a conversation about a wide range of topics and issues concerning the Indian Cultural Renaissance that took place at SAFIC, Puducherry. The Dharma Dispatch is grateful to them for the kind courtesies extended. It is an in-depth, serious and highly-focussed discussion offering food for thought and contemplation. The conversation can be broadly categorised as: How one can develop a culturally-rooted outlook and attitude moored in the...

Episode Notes In the wake of the unprovoked, ghastly terror attack against India's CRPF forces on February 14 2019 at Pulwama by Pakistan-backed terror outfits, India retaliated today by launching a massive counter operation straight in the Pakistani town of Balakot. India's retaliation eliminated all of the terror apparatus in Balakot. While Pakistan is in denial of the Indian counteroffensive, the international community has solidly backed India. In this video, we offer a few key...

Episode Notes Bal Keshav Thackeray or Balasaheb Thackeray or simply, Bal Thackeray was and remains perhaps one of the most unique leaders that the Indian political landscape has produced. His political brand hinged on a mix of strong and native Maharashtrian culture and was deeply rooted in the timeless Hindu ethos of strong family values, traditional culture, respect for women, and unswerving patriotism. Bal Thackeray never swayed from his commitment to Hindu causes. He was perhaps the...

Episode Notes A deep dive into critically examining the Cult of Mother Teresa all the way from its inception and shines critical light on what Teresa said versus what she did. In the words of Christopher Hitchens, this episode examines Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice. Find out more on the The Dharma Podcast website.

Episode Notes A conversation discussing reasons on why pressing the NOTA (None Of The Above) button in the upcoming 2019 General Elections in India is fundamentally a bad idea for Hindus. What has remained unchanged throughout these four years is the fact that Narendra Modi continues to remain the tallest and cleanest leader in the Indian political landscape. This in itself is a spectacular feat given the kind of people the Congress-nurtured political environment has thrown up in the last...

Episode Notes The first part of a series documenting the true history of Tipu Sultan, the Tyrant of Mysore by author Sandeep Balakrishna. Tipu Sultan, the fanatical despot of Mysore is another representative of the distortions of Indian History set in motion by a group of Marxist ideologues who labelled themselves as Eminent Historians. This introductory talk provides information about the native Indian conception of history as Itihasa and traces the various damages that were inflicted...

Episode Notes Sandeep Balakrishna has a freewheeling conversation on a range of issues, topics, and concepts related to Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism in the backdrop of Shri David Frawley's revised edition of the book, "Arise Arjuna" with the author himself. The conversation was facilitated by Indus University as part of its Indus Samvad series in partnership with Jaipur Dialogues. The occasion was the third edition of the Jaipur Dialogues held between October 27 - 30, 2018. The Dharma...

Episode Notes This is the maiden episode of "Present Tense," part of the Dharma Podcast family. This episode examines the politics and ideology of the Extreme Left Activist T M Krishna in light of the recent cancellation of his concert scheduled to be held by the Airports Authority of India on 17th and 18th November. The episode delves into the reasons behind the cancellation and traces the origins, rise, career and activism of T M Krishna.