Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Gana-Bajana: Musical Instruments of Indian Gods and Goddesses for Kids
Shiva’s damaru to Krishna’s flute, Durga’s ghanti and Ravana’s lute. Dance to the rhythm and embrace the sound, As divine melodies swirl around…
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ABC of Hinduism for Kids
With its simple writing style and fun, colourful illustrations, ABC of Hinduism for Kids is the perfect introduction to a Hindu way of life for your little ones…
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Greek Gods, Monsters and Heroes: Read and Colour
Curated with fascinating bite-sized introductions-to well-known gods like Zeus and Poseidon, heroes like Heracles and Bellerophon, and monsters like Cyclops and Minotaur-it features over forty playful artworks of Greeks in Indian clothing along with dedicated colouring pages…
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Hanuman: Read and Colour
A companion to Shyam, Our Little Krishna, also by Devdutt Pattanaik, this book has fun and quirky illustrations and is written as short, easy-to-read episodes…
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Articles
Economics Of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva That Businessmen Across the World Need to Know
Published on 25th June, 2022, in Economic Times. The Puranas were composed 1500 years ago, between 5th and 10th century AD. What differentiates the Puranas from the Vedas is the value placed on temple worship, pilgrimages and stories to express a philosophy. The chief protagonists are the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and their…
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Articles
Burning Lanka in Odisha
Published on 12th June, 2022, in Mid-day. Ravana-podi means burning effigies of Ravana. In the Gangetic plains, this happens at the end of autumn Navaratri after the rains on Vijaya Dashami. In Odisha’s Dasapalla, Nayagarh district, the same happens at the end of the spring Navaratri before the rains on Ram Navami. However, in another…
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Hindi: The Boys who Fought
Translated version of The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children…
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Shyam, Our Little Krishna
Shyam, Our Little Krishna: Read and Colour. An all-in-one storybook, picture book and colouring book from India’s most-loved mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik introduces the story of Krishna, fondly known as Shyam, to a new generation of readers. Told simply in his inimitable style, Shyam, Our Little Krishna is perfect as a read-aloud to acquaint young readers…
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VAHANA: Gods and Their Favourite Animals
A read-and-colour children’s book, which talks about the favourite animal companions of various gods and how these companions became their vahanas. The gods needed animals to travel around the world and the animals needed the gods to learn how not to be hungry. This was an amazing idea, thanks to goddess Saraswati. This is…
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Articles
Ithasa As Propaganda
Published on 31st October, 2020, in Economic Times. If one travels to ancient Egypt, one sees gigantic monuments of Rameses II. These celebrate his victory against the Hittites, in Syria, in 1300 BCE, in the first real use of horse-driven war chariots in the world. However, if one checks with historical records and does a…
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Articles
Fat Buddhist Monks
Published on 26th July, 2020, in Mid-day. This is a story of two fat, Buddhist monks. One story comes from China and the other comes from Thailand. Many people link them with the Buddha, but they come from various local traditions that were absorbed into Buddhism. The first is the popular Laughing Buddha. In China,…
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Malayalam : The Boys Who Fought
Translation of The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children…
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Two-Epics-in-One (The Ramayana for Children and The Mahabharata for Children) The Girl Who Chose and The Boys Who Fought, a Flip Book.
The Girl Who Chose A BOOK ABOUT CONSENT AND CHOOSING RESPONSIBLY The Ramayana, the ancient tale of Ram and Ravana, is one that has been reinterpreted in myriad ways exalting the virtues of the princes. Few notice, however, that the story is actually led by the girl who chose, Sita. The Boys Who Fought A…
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Articles
Who is a hindu? Is the world my family?
Not everyone embraced the philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam.’ Here’s why…
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The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children
‘When you can fight for the meek without hating the mighty, you follow dharma.’…
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Interviews
Interview with Author — Mr Devdutt Pattanaik by aarohpalkar
Published on 31st July, 2017, on https://aarohpalkar.wordpress.com. With a total of 30 books on his portfolio and 600 columns published by major news outlets, Mr Devdutt Pattanaik shows no signs of stopping. A former medical professional by trade, Mr Pattanaik considers studying and writing about mythology his true calling. Mr Pattanaik’s known worldwide for writing…