Devdutt Pattanaik on Why Indian Mythology Is Relevant in Western Workplaces Too
PC: Harpreet Singh Published on 24th October, 2018, on Thrive Global By Apekshita Varshney Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s beloved mythologist, who has made dense and obscure narratives and myths accessible...
View ArticleModern people want to feel liberal, so they construct a past that’s conservative
Pattanaik was presented with a portrait of him done by The Indian Express Illustrator Suvajit Dey. (Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi) Published on 27th October, 2018, in Indian Express The latest...
View ArticleExclusive | Verdict rejected value of diversity: Devdutt Pattanaik on Sabarimala
PC: Harpreet Singh Published on 19th October, 2018, in The Statesman Interview by Manas Sen Gupta Devdutt Pattanaik is undoubtedly one of the most authoritative names when it comes to interpreting...
View Article“Struggle is good. It helps us clarify what matters”: Devdutt Pattanaik...
Picture Credit: Harpreet Singh Published on 10th September, 2018, on sabrangindia.in 1. The Supreme Court, in its September 6 verdict on Section 377, has decriminalised same-sex activity. What do you...
View ArticleInterview: Devdutt Pattanaik“ Facts are everybody’s truth. Fiction is...
PC: Harpreet Published on 8th July, 2018, in The Hindustan Times By Jamal Shaikh 1. Devdutt, tell us: what’s the hardest part about narrating a mythological tale? Creating a seamless entertaining and...
View Article‘Lazy minds often confuse mythology with history’
Published on 21st April, 2018, on www.sundayguardianlive.com By Latha Srinivasan In this interview with Latha Srinivasan, author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about the central role mythologies play in...
View ArticleMeet the characters who appear in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana (and...
Published on 27th May, 2017 on Scroll.in The stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are set in different yugas. How come some characters appear in both? These are Puranic stories where the rules...
View ArticleGoddess with yellow face
Published on 24th September, 2017, in The Telegraph Durga Puja is here and the whole of eastern India is all set for a week of festive fun. Could you tell us the most popular story of how Goddess Durga...
View ArticleWhat Devdutt Pattanaik Says about the Kinnars/Third-Genders and...
Published on 2nd August, 2017, on www.gaylaxymag.com Entrance with Guhyeshwori Temple in the background. (Picture from http://sajha.com) When I was a small boy, I remember visiting Guhyeshwori Temple...
View ArticleInterview 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...
View ArticleOf food and faith
By Anuj Kumar Published on 26th July, 2017, in The Hindu In the post truth world, does mythology matter? Always keen to explain myths, Devdutt Pattanaik is eager to take that. “Mythology was there...
View ArticleInternet, Harry Potter, Chetan Bhagat changed the way how India read
Internet, Harry Potter, Chetan Bhagat changed the way how India read, says Devdutt Pattanaik By: PTI July 26, 2017 1:57 PM With over 30 books to his credit, Pattanaik recalls how around 2005-06, he was...
View ArticleEverybody has a voice now and so we have stopped listening
Published on 23rd July, 2017, in the Indian Express Written by Paromita Chakrabarti Usually, when one says ‘my Hanuman Chalisa’, which is the title of your new book [published by Rupa], it implies the...
View ArticleThe mythology of one god is what we call religion
(c) Devdutt.com Published on 22nd July, 2017, on www.scroll.in Devdutt Pattanaik is a man on a mission. With his prolific writings on mythology – whether from the point of view of management,...
View ArticleDevdutt Pattanaik Reveals The Queer History Hidden In Indian Mythology
(c) Devdutt.com Published on 20th July, 2017, on www.youthkiawaaz.com The word ‘Queer’ came to me in my teens as something I could use to describe myself. In contrast, ‘Indian’ was a word I was born...
View ArticleMonogamy was meant for the housewife, not the apsara
(c) Devdutt.com Published on 14th June, 2017, on www.bonobology.com by Raksha Bharadia I was in conversation with theology and culture-expert Devdutt Pattanaik, author of several bestselling books on...
View ArticleShiv Visvanathan on the importance of being (and thinking like) Devdutt...
Published on 16th December, 2016, on scroll.in Interview conducted by Shiv Visvanathan I meet Devdutt Pattanaik for a conversation. There is something easy, amiable and self-deprecatory about him. We...
View ArticleWatch: Off Centre With Devdutt Pattanaik
India’s biggest festival, Diwali is being celebrated across the country. For some it’s about colour and gaiety, family and holidays, and for others it’s about worshipping the Goddess Lakshmi and the...
View ArticleSimilarities between Greek and Hindu mythology are superficial
Published on 29th October, 2016, on firstpost.com Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book, Olympus – an Indian Retelling of the Greek Myths, neatly and with somewhat unpronounceable names, turns the tables on...
View ArticleDevdutt Pattanaik on how and why you should introduce your kids to mythology
Published on www.theindusparent.com Talk of mythology and there is only one author that comes to our mind—Devdutt Pattanaik, the man who introduced us to a whole new dimension of the famous epics of...
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