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January 23, 2018

First published January 22, 2018

A Convo with Devdutt

TheNiceCast, Karan or Keith, Jersey, USA:

“Welcome to Episode 31 of TheNiceCast! On this week’s episode, I’m joined by author/mythologist/brilliant thinker Devdutt Pattanaik! Aside from being a huge fan of his work and style of speaking, this is one of the realest and most insightful conversations I’ve ever had. Hope you enjoy!”

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