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The Mythology Toolkit

Explore the impact mythology has on our collective psyche as it manifests through stories, symbols, and rituals with mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. …

Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and Ancestors

Diwali celebrations vary across India: In north India, it commemorates the return of Ram, while south India celebrates the defeat of Narakasura. Western Diwali involves a business-related renewal and in eastern India, the focus shifts to ancestor worship and paying off karmic debts. These varying traditions underscore the diversity of Hinduism across the different regions of India…

Tales From the Land of Jagannatha

There are 30 short essays in this book. They were written by renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik over a ten-year period and published in various publications…

The Forgotten Women Who Helped Shape Jainism

Jainism follows the path revealed by 24 sages known as Tirthankara, who appear in every …

  • The Mythology Toolkit

    The Mythology Toolkit

    Explore the impact mythology has on our collective psyche as it manifests through stories, symbols, and rituals with mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. …

  • Ambition makes sense, when you have surplus of seventy generations? Ramayana has the answer.

    Ambition makes sense, when you have surplus of seventy generations? Ramayana has the answer.

    Ramayan is the story of a king without ambition. …

  • Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and Ancestors

    Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and Ancestors

    Diwali celebrations vary across India: In north India, it commemorates the return of Ram, while south India celebrates the defeat of Narakasura. Western Diwali involves a business-related renewal and in eastern India, the focus shifts to ancestor worship and paying off karmic debts. These varying traditions underscore the diversity of Hinduism across the different regions…

  • The Cattle Army of Kotrabaina

    The Cattle Army of Kotrabaina

    You have probably never heard this saga as you do not belong to the Gaur community of cattle-herders in Western Odisha…

  • What History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Mahabharata

    What History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Mahabharata

    How old is the Mahabharata?…

  • So Many Bharatas

    So Many Bharatas

    So, who is the Bharat after whom India is named Bharat-varsha?…

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Devdutt Pattanaik writes and speaks on the relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance, and leadership.