Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Articles
What Creates Culture Also Creates Cult
Published on 5th November, 2021, in The Hindu. Cult refers to religious groups, or brainwashed …
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Privileging Political Independence
Published on 15th August, 2021, in The Hindu. The story of the eagle Garuda stealing …
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Who is a Hindu? The making of Hindu anger
Can a religion be objectively criticised? Whose criticism must be taken seriously — the outsider’s or the insider’s? …
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Using Puranas for politics
Politics may change but there is always a political enemy, and so the Puranas lend themselves to serve as communication and even propaganda tools to whip up popular sentiment…
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Power Politics
Electioneering is hotting up in several states and as Tamil Nadu politics reaches an anti-climax with the Supreme Court’s conviction of Sasikala in the disproportionate assets case, Devdutt draws parallels from the Mahabharata’s Udyoga Parva…
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The power of myth explained
Key points of Devdutt Pattanaik’s talk at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2015…
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Interviews
Left liberals, Hindutva followers do not like fluidity, nature: Devdutt Pattanaik in Twitter-Interview
Pattanaik speaks to dna and its readers via a Twitter chat on writing, his work and its relevance in society…
