Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator

April 6, 2018

First published April 5, 2018

in Hindu Business Line

Video interview by The Hindu Business Line

Business Interviews

Making of Devdutt
Trivialising storytelling to mere entertainmnet
Myth as subjective truth
Cows and dogs
Storytelling
Younger Generations
Generosity
Sophistication of Epics
My work as Chief Belief Officer
On victims
On inner and external landscape
On undocumented stories
How I illustrate (a demo)
Rules of my illustrations

Video interview by The Hindu Business Line

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