Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Articles
On Stories we Tell
Humans tell stories, because we need to. They tell us who we are in this world by giving the world a structure. Stories transform us into heroes, villains, victims and martyrs…
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Articles
Violence and Gita
Ramayana and Mahabharata valorise not war so much as the pursuit of social obligation, even while engaging in long discussions on the morality of war…
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Books
7 Secrets of the Goddess
The fourth title in the bestselling ‘7 Secrets’ series focuses on the Goddess, and respected mythologist Dr Devdutt Pattanaik tries to unravel the secrets locked within her stories, symbols and rituals…
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Articles
New avatar for old crusades
For the Muslim world secularism, rationality, liberalism and democracy are just new avatars of their old Christian foes…
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Videos
Patients and Doctors
A relationship wherein there should exist “manthan” and not a “tug-of-war”…
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Articles
The Intoxicated Elephant
Mada, very specifically, referred to the dark fluid that oozes out of the temple of a male elephant in mushth. This fluid came to embody the spirit of extreme intoxication seen in musht elephants who are highly aggressive and unstoppable…
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Articles
What’s your Sanskaar?
Sanskaar refers to upbringing in India. It is the Key Performance Indicator of parenting to most Indians. It is an indicator of family values. It shows how civilized and cultured we are…
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Interviews
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik : An Approach to Everyday Life
KnowYourStar.com (KYS) interviewed Devdutt Pattanaik as part of India Inclusion Summit(IIS). IIS is a platform that brings awareness and drives inclusion of specially-abled people at corporates, schools, policy makers and NGOs. KYS is the official blogging partner for IIS and backs the event whole-heartedly in a thirst to see an Inclusive India…
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Interviews
Interview with Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik by thehungryreader
The Indian perspective which cannot work sometimes on Western ideologies given the vast difference between Eastern and Western philosophies…
