Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator

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  • Spawned in Opium

    Spawned in Opium

    The sins of the fathers are revisited upon the sons…

  • Indian Thought via Western Eye

    Indian Thought via Western Eye

    It is very difficult to reach a middle ground when the two parties involved are fundamentally different-in thought and cultural upbringing…

  • Elusive Truth

    Elusive Truth

    Who makes the truth? Can truth be made?…

  • Ride to Heaven

    Ride to Heaven

    The idea of heaven is often used to seduce mankind…

  • My interview in Sunday Hindu

    My interview in Sunday Hindu

    A chat with Paromita Pain…

  • Forbidden Foods

    Forbidden Foods

    Religious food restrictions are not only about piety, but also about identity…

  • My Work as Chief Belief Officer

    My Work as Chief Belief Officer

    Chief Belief Officer was a designation created by the Future Group just to draw attention to the value of ‘belief’ in business…

  • Don’t stop that Babbling

    Don’t stop that Babbling

    You say “Potato” I say “Potatoh” but we are still referring to the same vegetable,are we not ?…

  • Lunar Tales

    Lunar Tales

    Across cultures,the Moon has always been looked upon as beautiful,mysterious,out-of-reach and sublime…

  • Galloping to Heaven

    Galloping to Heaven

    Describing a very important event in the Prophet Muhammad’s life…

  • Total Confucion

    Total Confucion

    A way of life and thought that gives importance to the collective and not just the self…

  • Common Corporate Culture Beyond Belief

    Common Corporate Culture Beyond Belief

    Does it really matter how we get there ? What matters is where we are trying to reach…

  • Friday 13

    Friday 13

    Why does a date ’13th’ and a day ‘Friday’, in conjunction with each other,inspire so much fear ??????…

  • Metaphysics of Mathematics

    Metaphysics of Mathematics

    Numbers,numbers,numbers- subtract,divide,multiply !…

  • Vishnu as Leader

    Vishnu as Leader

    Most often than not,it is the person taking the middle ground who emerges as the victor !…

  • Brahma in Bangkok

    Brahma in Bangkok

    Whats honey for one may be bitter medicine for another !…

  • Can Buddha Laugh?

    Can Buddha Laugh?

    His smile,His laughter and it’s different interpretations in different cultures…

  • Doctor Divine

    Doctor Divine

    DEVDUTT Pattanaik is a doctor. But then he could have been a space engineer, an …