Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Videos
The Epochal shift in the Idea of India
Dr Devdutt Pattanaik speaks on the Epochal shift in the Idea of India…
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Articles
Transplant this soul in that body
A story that speaks of the divide between the body and the soul, with the soul being seen as a combination of the mind as well as the life force…
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The tussle between the family man and the outsider
The insiders are either family members or old-timers. The outsiders are the new professionals…
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How many gods must our judicial system please?
Hindu wisdom seems incompatible with our courts, where the state almost becomes a jealous God who can throw whoever it deems unfit into hell…
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On Durga Puja, let’s not forget the glory of Odisha’s Gosani jatra
Delving into history takes us to the festival’s Odia roots…
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No fish for Gauri this year?
Myriad oral explanations indicate that the ritual is locally rooted and organic to the community; a ceremonial household expression of emotion, not based on any particular scriptural injunction…
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Our relationship with wealth
In the Hindu Puranas, the problem is never with wealth. The problem is with our relationship with wealth…
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Interviews
Why I Insist On Calling Myself a Mythologist
Devdutt Pattanaik refuses to accept colonial definitions of the words ‘myth’ and ‘mythology’. For him, mythology is the study of a subjective truth of people that is communicated through stories, symbols and rituals…
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Revisiting Vedic management
Were the Vedas concerned with management? Or were they concerned with some esoteric exotic doctrine that cannot be contaminated by mundane concerns like management?…
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The rise of non-violent terrorism
It is ironic lines are getting blurred between the severest form of Jainism and militant Brahmanism in the name of Hindutva…
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Ghosts look for home
In a few weeks, many Hindus will observe Pitr-paksha, the fortnight of the ancestors, when it is said that Yama-loka or the land of the dead will be closest to Bhhu-loka, the land of the living…
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Books
The Success Sutra: An Indian Approach To Wealth
The success sutra is packed with unique and profound insights into how individuals can create wealth and achieve success in life by following indian principles of strategic thinking and decision-making…
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Articles
When audience was customer
In an Indian classical music and dance performance, the artiste blooms as the audience responds to the performance…
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Videos
Diversity — a garden or a forest?
Devdutt Pattanaik questions our understanding of diversity…
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Books
Thai: Indian Mythology
Thai translation of Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent …
