2016
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The story of enlightenment
Siddhartha, a Nepalese prince of the Sakya clan, was determined to discover the cause of suffering. After deep meditation under the peepal tree at the site, awareness dawned. He became the Buddha.
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Season 2 of Devlok
Devdutt Pattanaik returns with further insight on the essence of mythology and its symbolic representation with reference to our cultural identity.
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Food is truth: What the Hindu gods are given to eat and why
Excerpted from Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, based on the TV show, Penguin Books.
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Rise of non-violent violation
Violence is hurting the physical body. Violation is hurting the mental and social body.
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The faces of Mahalakshmi
While the word Mahalakshmi evokes images of the Hindu goddess of wealth seated on a lotus, the deity in Kolhapur, referred to as Amba-bai by locals, evokes Durga, the goddess of war.
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Is Hinduism A Religion, A Myth Or Something Else?
Words are not ‘objective truths’ as we assume, but ‘subjective truths’, imbued with power and embedded in politics.
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How Indian sages viewed violence (and why western mythology has such different ideas about it)
In Greek myth, violence is part of a movement from chaos to order. But Indian myth lays out that as long as violence exists, it will beget violence.
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“No society can exist without myth”
In fact, he believes that “no society can exist without myth as it creates notions of right and wrong, good and bad, heaven and hell, rights and dutiesâ€.
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Single fathers
Tales of men who become fathers without wives is a recurring theme in Hindu mythology.
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Devlok: With Devdutt Pattanaik
Here, finally, is the book based on the first series of the ever-popular show, Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, on the EPIC Channel.
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How a new akhara of transgendered people stole the spotlight at the Ujjain Kumbh
Thousands of devotees lined up to seek the blessings of the kinnar order.
