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Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik is a renowned author, mythologist, and leadership consultant, whose work focuses on deriving management insights from mythology to reveal a very Indian approach to modern business. He has authored over 50 books, many of them best-sellers like Myth = Mithya, Business Sutra, The Pregnant King, and Jaya: An illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata.
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Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How do you explain Caste to a non-Indian?Subscriber Only
November 27, 2024 18:43 IST
At one level, caste in India is very much like a tribe in Africa. But how do the beliefs and practices within one caste differ from those of other castes, and how is this similar to or different from tribal divisions in Africa?
Mon, Dec 02, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | From elephants to Ramayana and the 0 in between, the many gifts India gave the worldSubscriber Only
November 04, 2024 18:34 IST
India has had relations with cultures around the subcontinent by both land and sea. What were some notable contributions that India made to other cultures through its interactions?
Sat, Nov 09, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | A walk through Delhi’s historical tapestrySubscriber Only
October 21, 2024 18:24 IST
Over the centuries, Delhi has transformed from being a legendary capital to a thriving metropolis. How does the nation’s capital embody the mark of its diverse architectural and cultural legacy from various phases of historical development?
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Rise and fall of cities in IndiaSubscriber Only
October 07, 2024 18:39 IST
Broadly speaking, India has undergone five urbanisations. But how did India’s urbanisation evolve from the mercantile Harappan period to the post-independence industrial cities?
Thu, Oct 10, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | What sculptures tell us about Indian cultureSubscriber Only
September 23, 2024 18:26 IST
In comparison to architecture, sculptures are more aesthetic or ritualistic and do not have a functional purpose. But what do sculptures tell us about contemporary society and culture?
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Devdutt Pattanaik writes: Religion and the illusion of equalitySubscriber Only
September 20, 2024 00:30 IST
The point is — it feels great to be treated as special in crowded spaces. That is why even myths of heaven and hell have levels
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How to look at Manusmriti and the Caste SystemSubscriber Only
September 06, 2024 19:01 IST
Everybody talks about Manusmriti nowadays and links it to the caste system. But what exactly is it? How is it different from earlier Dharma Shastras?
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | The significance of Vedas and their ritualsSubscriber Only
August 26, 2024 18:26 IST
The three primary Vedas - Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Yajur Veda - were part of public rituals. Why was the Atharva Veda neither seen as part of the primary Vedic canon nor as part of public rituals?
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How did invasions change Indian culture?Subscriber Only
August 12, 2024 17:15 IST
The Indian subcontinent was subject to various foreign invasions. How did that affect Indian culture? What is the difference between invasion and migration?
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Migration of Genes and LanguagesSubscriber Only
July 22, 2024 18:02 IST
There were migrations before and after the first Out of Africa migration into India. How did these migrations shape genetic variation and affect languages across India?
Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How pottery offers glimpses of culturesSubscriber Only
July 08, 2024 18:02 IST
The study of pottery - the way it is manufactured and used, and the artworks painted on it - tells us a lot about Indian culture. How?
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Rediscovering prehistoric sites in IndiaSubscriber Only
July 01, 2024 18:43 IST
The Earliest cave paintings from 10,000 BC to 1,000 BC show a shift from hunting to herding, foraging to farming, dancing and even war and other human activities in caves of Bhimbetka and Kethavaram.
Fri, Jul 05, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | A fascinating history of coins in IndiaSubscriber Only
June 24, 2024 17:40 IST
What were Karshapanas or punch-marked coins made of? What inscriptions and images on coins tell us about rulers and their reigns?
Tue, Jul 02, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Unwrapping the meaning of culture and civilisationSubscriber Only
June 17, 2024 18:13 IST
Culture is a people’s belief systems, rituals and customs, while civilisation is a complex culture with hierarchy, complex organisations, and ruins of public buildings and monuments.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | A journey through time in nine skylines of BharatSubscriber Only
June 10, 2024 16:36 IST
Let us see the skylines of Bharat over its long history beginning with the present and travelling backwards over 4,500 years. This will help us appreciate the major architectural styles of India.
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Devdutt Pattanaik writes: The many Rams outside Ayodhya we haven’t heard ofSubscriber Only
January 22, 2024 14:13 IST
There are several hundred Ramayanas, composed in the last 2,000 years, that deserve equal respect
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Devdutt Pattanaik writes: What makes the idea of ‘sanatan dharma’ such a contentious issueSubscriber Only
September 05, 2023 18:05 IST
In a country as diverse as India, the conflations and confusions of caste with rebirth become the stuff of political media wars
Wed, Sep 06, 2023
Devdutt Pattanaik writes on Chandrayaan-3 landing: From Shiva’s knot to Ram’s chanda mama – our stories of the moonSubscriber Only
August 23, 2023 18:13 IST
There are many myths, stories and legends about the celestial body that are a part of our cultural truth, our Indian-ness. Devdutt Pattanaik draws Shiva and the moon, and retells some of them
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Devdutt Pattanaik writes | In Joshimath, the question is: What is the cost of pilgrimage?Subscriber Only
January 11, 2023 16:17 IST
Politicians care for power. For this they need people. Merchants care for wealth. For this they need markets. Neither cares for nature. For them, pilgrims are sheep
Thu, Jan 12, 2023
Different and Happily So: Time to do away with spiritual homophobia and embrace diversitySubscriber Only
September 16, 2018 06:00 IST
Hopefully, families will realise the value of having a gay uncle and a lesbian aunt around them who do not fit the norm of what it means to be a man or a woman.
Sun, Sep 16, 2018
The moral consciousnessSubscriber Only
September 09, 2017 00:15 IST
We live in times where there seems to be a fracture between consciousness and morality. But an expansion of the former leads to a deepening of the latter
Sat, Sep 09, 2017
Mahashivaratri special: Feasting, fasting and meaningSubscriber Only
March 07, 2016 12:20 IST
The tension between the satisfaction of hunger (bhoga) and outgrowing hunger (yoga) forms the cornerstone of Hindu philosophy. On the occasion of Maha Shivratri, Devdutt Pattanaik meditates on the rituals of feeding and fasting.
Mon, Mar 07, 2016Journalism of Courage
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