Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Books
Hindi : Indian Mythology
Translated version of Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent…
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Articles
14 things historians taught me
The best thing they passed on is that no knowledge is fixed and finite…
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Debutante ball & puberty rites
We would like to imagine patriarchy as a religious phenomenon. But it also thrives in ‘secular’ societies, in the richest and most developed nations, with a hunger for status. And status is often attached to the woman as in the most primitive barbaric societies. …
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Books
Hindi: Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
Translation of Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana…
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Marathi: Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
Translation of Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana नगरीपासून दूर अरण्याच्या मधोमध सारथ्याने …
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A Psychological Fortress
A good leader is sensitive to the disempowering ecosystem created by large technology-based corporations. He brings in the emotion that corporations are incapable of having…
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Indian, single and parent
it is important to keep ourselves informed about the many stories of successful single parents – male and female – in Hindu mythology. …
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The glory of Odisha’s Gosani jatra
Delving into history takes us to the festival’s Odia roots…
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TV ShowsVideos
Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik
The show highlights characters, stories, events and symbols from the religion, deciphering their true meaning. …
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Books
My Gita
In My Gita, acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies The Bhagavad Gita for the contemporary reader…
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Articles
Stories in the language of ghosts
The original collection of many fairy tales known as Brihat-katha, or the ocean of stories, was written in a language called Paisachi, the language of ghosts, which is neither Sanskrit nor Prakrit…
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Articles
Chaurangi-nath and the false accusation
Stories that tell us of women accusing men falsely of rape…
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Articles
Holy cow, unholy violence
The cow has been converted aggressively into a symbol for a religious orthodoxy demanding its place in a secular nation state…
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Science and the Rishi
Science as a discourse is only 500 years old and we often confuse science with religion…
