Sandeep Balakrishna is a writer and author of Indian history, Hindu civilization and culture for about two decades. He is the founder and editor of The Dharma Dispatch, an online journal dedicated to Indian civilisation, culture and history. He is the author of books such as "Invaders and Infidels" and "Tipu Sultan: the Tyrant of Mysore" among others, and has translated S. L. Bhyrappa's Aavarana from Kannada to English.