भारत में मंदिर क्यों बनाए गए? उनके बनने से पहले लोग चट्टान, नदी और तारों को पूजते थे। कुम्भ मेला एक अच्छा उदाहरण है जहाँ मानव-निर्मित संरचना के न होते हुए भी हिंदू प्रथाएं की जाती हैं। असम में कामाख्या और जम्मू में वैष्णोदेवी के मंदिरों से हमें पता लगता है कि ये ‘मंदिर’ वास्तव…
Just as India is torn between the academician’s truth and the politician’s truth, so is China. But relative to India’s history which is strongly based on diversity, Chinese history is a product of unification…
बहुधा वृद्ध पीढ़ी यह बहाना बनाकर युवा पीढ़ी से जानकारी छिपाए रखती है कि लोग लज्जित होंगे। यह वर्तमान और भविष्य की युवा पीढ़ियों के विरुद्ध किया गया अपराध है।…
The idea that every financial transaction has two sides is old in India. Long before the Venetian merchants of the 15th century formalised double-entry bookkeeping, Indian traders, guilds and temples had developed parallel practices that reveal the same mental model of balance and reciprocity. …
आज हम रावण की बहन, शूर्पणखा, के माध्यम से उनके चरित्र के कुछ पहलू समझेंगे।…
The Ramayana, in fact, presents three types of infidelity. Ahalya engages in physical relations with another man. Rishi Jamadagni’s wife, Renuka, momentarily thinks of another man, representing psychological infidelity. And Sita remains utterly faithful to her husband in both body and mind, yet her reputation is tarnished by her abduction by a demon king…
This book re-discovers this path, first revealed by Hanuman in the Mahabharata. Insightful and inspiring, Escape the Bakasura Trap is another classic from one of our great mythologists and thinkers…
यह पुस्तक भारत के सबसे विख्यात महाकाव्य रामायण और इस कारण भारत के सबसे बड़े खलनायक, रावण, को विस्तार से जानने की राह खोलती है।…
Shiva’s damaru to Krishna’s flute, Durga’s ghanti and Ravana’s lute. Dance to the rhythm and embrace the sound, As divine melodies swirl around…
Devdutt Pattanaik uses the lens of mythology to reflect on this most mysterious of ‘peaceful’ civilizations, now spread across geographies in India and Pakistan. A medley of text and illustrations, Ahimsa draws attention to how much Harappan memory persists in our lives today…
Devdutt Pattanaik writes and speaks on the relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance, and leadership.
