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Devdutt is one of the most proficient columnists, in India today. He writes articles that link the worlds of mythology to multiple topics, all pertaining to modern-day society. You will find topics that touch the eternal human concerns, not only co-relating to the Indian mythic structure, but also to that of the world.
"I started writing and luckily, one of my friends who heard it, put it in the corporate dossier. I started publishing it and the articles became very popular."

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World Mythology - What Alexander the Great learnt from a Hindu ascetic

Greek | Olympus

Published on 18th November, 2016, on dailyo.in. (Book Extract) As the stories came to an…

World Mythology - What Alexander the Great learnt from a Hindu ascetic

Greek | Olympus

Published on 18th November, 2016, on dailyo.in. (Book Extract) As the stories came to an end, the gymnosophist smiled. “Such wonderful stories. Of heroes who go on adventures, kill monsters, rescue damsels, and eventually return home, or establish new cities. What about you, Alexander? You have killed monsters and rescued damsels. Do you wish to go home now, or create a new home?” “Olympus it shall be for me,” Alexander replied. “Onward I shall go . . . To the edge of the world, where no man has gone before, and there I shall earn the love of the gods. But I fear that my ..

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