2018
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Expressing devotion sensually
The classic Sanskrit version is found in the 1,000-year-old Bhagavata Purana.
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Above many realms of desire
Buddhist stupas crowned with special umbrellas indicate Sumeru, the central world axis and the heavens above it, above which sits the Buddha in a formless state after he attained nirvana.
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About Indigenous People, Invaders and Immigrants
Published on 13th July, 2018, in The Economic Times. In Canada the indigenous people reject the scientific study that says that Asians entered America via the Bering Straight over 10,000 years ago and populated the land because by this account…
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Interview: Devdutt Pattanaik“ Facts are everybody’s truth. Fiction is nobody’s truth. Myths are somebody’s truth”
Five quick questions with India’s best-selling mythological storyteller
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8 stories about Lord Krishna you have never heard before
In his new book, Shyam, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik finally puts together the whole story of Krishna. What you will read below is not an excerpt from the book, but eight things that Devdutt himself learned about one of Hinduism’s most…
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Othering the Asuras
Published on 8th July, 2018, in Mid-day. In Hindu mythological stories narrated in the Puranas, Brahma’s son Kashyapa has two wives. One called Aditi, the other called Diti. Aditi’s children are called Adityas or Devas, and they reside in the…
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Who is a Hindu? How Hinduism was enriched by rivalry
Every religion is an outcome of many historical and geographical forces. Every religion has a past and transforms over time.
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Aggregation of Buddhist atoms
They clarify that there is a soul within every individual living (jiva-atma) being and there is a cosmic soul that encompasses the universe (param-atma)
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Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata
This book seamlessly weaves the story from Krishna’s birth to his death, or rather from his descent to the butter-smeared world of happy women to his ascent from the blood-soaked world of angry men.
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Who is a Hindu? Forgotten tales of folk-hero gods
Fascinating stories are not being told because of our fixation with Western concept of religion and pan-India narratives.
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Fever from Shiva’s rage
Those who see mythology as proto-history believe that as Vedic practices waned, and temple-based Agama traditions rose, followers of Vedas became closely associated with Vishnu worshippers
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The rise of Durga
Amongst the earliest images we know today are one from Ajanta and Ellora caves in Maharashtra, and from Mammalapuram dated before 7th century
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How conversation on food and food culture helps us connect with business partners
Food is one of the most powerful tool to discover how people imagine the world around them. It is a mirror of culture.
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Keeping it Queer: S02E20
On this episode of Keeping it Queer, author Devdutt Pattanaik joins Navin Noronha to have an in-depth discussion about: How he was first introduced to Indian mythology. How people don’t read enough history before interpreting religion. How India’s greatest…
