Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Jangal Mein Mangal: A Mytho-Fiction Talent Hunt with Devdutt Pattanaik in the Himalayas
Ten writers. One forest. Infinite myths. Join Devdutt Pattanaik in the Himalayas for a one-of-a-kind mytho-fiction writing retreat, where symbolism meets storytelling. Over four days, you’ll co-create a collective narrative, guided by Devdutt and an editor from HarperCollins India. Set in the serene Himalayan Writing Retreat, this immersive experience includes mythological deep-dives, editorial mentoring, and…
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Hanuman Jayanti
As a child, Hanuman wanted to learn everything about the world. He asked his mother how he could do so and his mother pointed to the sun and said that since the sun saw everything, Hanuman should learn from the sun god, Surya. Hanuman approached the sun god and asked, “I want to learn of…
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Jainism
Mahavir was conceived in the womb of a Brahmin woman, but according to Jains, a Tirthankar can only be born to a Kshatriya. So, the foetus must be transplanted by a goat-headed or deer-headed god named Naigamesha. …
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Shiva for parents , for children , for couples and for the yogi
7 Secrets of ShivaSmeared with ash, draped in animal hide, he sits atop the snow-capped mountain, skull in hand, withdrawn, with dogs for company, destroying the world with his indifference. He is God who the Goddess shall awaken. His name is Shiva. Locked in his stories, symbols and rituals are the secrets of our ancestors.…
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My books on Ram
This Ram Navmi, to read Devdutts books about various aspects of The Ramayana, click the links below …
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesha, and his mother, Gauri, are worshipped twice in a year, once in spring and once in autumn, perhaps in response to the two agricultural seasons of India, rabi and kharif. For he is the fruit of the earth and she is the earth. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the fourth day of the waxing…
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My Gita
We never actually hear what Krishna told Arjuna. We simply overhear what Sanjaya transmitted faithfully to the blind king Dhritarashtra in the comforts of the palace, having witnessed all that occurred on the distant battlefield, thanks to his telepathic sight. The Gita we overhear is essentially that which is narrated by a man with no…
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Jainism
Mahavir was conceived in the womb of a Brahmin woman, but according to Jains, a Tirthankar can only be born to a Kshatriya. So, the foetus must be transplanted by a goat-headed or deer-headed god named Naigamesha. …
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Ram Navami: Books about Ram and the Ramayana
This Ram Navmi, to read Devdutts books about various aspects of The Ramayana, click the links below …
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Eden: An Indian Exploration of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Lore
Eden: An Indian Exploration of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Lore Eden is the garden of happiness that humanity was cast out of when Adam and Eve, the first human couple, disobeyed the one true God, and ate the fruit of the forbidden tree. To this garden we shall return if we follow God’s law and…
