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Devdutt
Devdutt 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 | Why India’s contribution to mathematics of zero is remarkableSubscriber Only
August 14,2026 20:02:49 PM
The history of zero is not a story of one nation making a single discovery. It is the story of several civilisations building knowledge over many centuries. Yet, India’s contribution to the mathematics of zero and the number system that transformed the world remains remarkable. Why?
Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | Southward spread of Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism Subscriber Only
July 31,2026 20:02:40 PM
Edicts, stupas, and rock-cut caves offer traces of the southward spread of Buddhism and Jainism from their North Indian heartlands. What about Hinduism? What do the images of Ganga and Yamuna on South Indian temple doorways after 500 CE say about this?
Sat, Aug 01, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | Did Greeks influence Indian theatre?Subscriber Only
July 17,2026 19:52:06 PM
While scholars continue to debate the extent of Greek influence on Indian theatre, there is little doubt that cultural exchange took place. What are the most visible examples of this exchange? How do the two traditions differ in what they seek to achieve in the minds of their audience?
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | What is India’s contribution to the Pythagorean theorem?Subscriber Only
July 03,2026 18:58:42 PM
The geometric truth known as the Pythagorean theorem was discovered independently by several ancient civilisations. India's contribution, recorded in a set of ancient texts called the Sulvasutras, is genuine and impressive. But was it the first?
Sat, Jul 04, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | Historical reality of pre-colonial learning in IndiaSubscriber Only
June 19,2026 17:31:28 PM
Pre-colonial India had a dense and sophisticated ecosystem of learning traditions, challenging the colonial narrative that often portrayed Indians as ignorant. But can the pre-colonial education system be compared to the modern ideal of equal public education for all?
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | How Southeast Asia adapted Indian ideas to local needsSubscriber Only
June 05,2026 18:53:40 PM
Several archaeological landscapes show that Southeast Asia was not a passive recipient of Indian civilisation but an active participant. The result was a series of hybrid cultures, where Indian gods, Buddhist ideas, and regional politics came together to create something entirely new.
Sat, Jun 06, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | How India and Persia shaped each other Subscriber Only
May 22,2026 18:12:38 PM
From prehistoric migrations to imperial encounters, the India–Persia connection remained continuous yet evolving. How did it move from shared ancestry and trade to political integration, cultural exchange, and eventual conflict?
Mon, May 25, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt | How bravery, devotion soften caste boundaries in folk storiesSubscriber Only
May 08,2026 15:18:04 PM
Folk stories about gods, heroes, and ancestors show that caste was never stable in India. How did regional epics often question caste hierarchy even when they seemed to uphold it?
Wed, May 13, 2026
Sanatan Dharma: A hard politics, a Hinduism that defines itself through food ‘purity’Subscriber Only
May 06,2026 12:30:46 PM
Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable shift towards “Sanatan Dharma” among BJP politicians. The reason is largely strategic: Hindutva sounds overtly religious, while Sanatan Dharma can be framed as cultural, allowing wider outreach
Wed, May 06, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Why Hindi is best understood not as a Mughal languageSubscriber Only
April 24,2026 18:33:50 PM
Hindi’s words tell the story of contact - from Persian courts, Mughal armies, Deccan bazaars, to multilingual urban life. But why does its grammar still point back to the older linguistic roots of north India, and the crucial role played by the Deccan?
Sat, May 02, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | What Tantra and Bhakti poems tell us about medieval IndiaSubscriber Only
April 10,2026 18:27:12 PM
In medieval times, two kinds of poetry emerged: the Tantric Charyapada of eastern India and the Bhakti Alvar–Nayanar poetry of South India. How does the contrast between the two traditions reveal two different pathways of religious vernacularisation in India?
Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How the British shaped India’s education systemSubscriber Only
March 27,2026 18:18:55 PM
The shift from pre-colonial village education to the colonial English education system in India created both losses and new opportunities. How did this transition shape curricula, access to education across communities, and indigenous knowledge?
Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How Mangal Kavyas reinvented Hinduism in Bengal Subscriber Only
March 13,2026 17:58:56 PM
The Mangal Kavyas, folk narratives that emerged in Bengal between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, were not peripheral literature. How did they transform folk deities into Hindu gods, and subaltern worshippers into Hindus?
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How Rig Vedic society transitioned from mobility to settlement, hierarchySubscriber Only
February 27,2026 18:33:27 PM
How did Rig Vedic society transform from pastoral mobility to agrarian settlement? How did political authority become territorial, and conflict change from gavisthi to sangrama? How did economic and social inequalities become ideologically stabilised and naturalised?
Mon, Mar 02, 2026
Devdutt Pattanaik writes: When vegetarianism becomes a badge of power, not compassionSubscriber Only
February 26,2026 15:57:19 PM
Recently, the Bihar government placed restrictions on the selling of meat, and the Deputy CM claimed that its consumption leads to aggression. Author Devdutt Patnaik examines the belief that vegetarians are nicer people and how it is strongly connected to spiritual arrogance
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | What is India’s original name?Subscriber Only
February 13,2026 18:57:53 PM
India has never had a single name because it has never been a single entity. It has been a port and a pilgrimage site, a river and a ritual space, a trade zone and a moral domain. But why does every name reveal more about the namer than the land itself?
Mon, Feb 16, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How metaphors reveal ancient India’s cultural secrets Subscriber Only
January 30,2026 18:24:20 PM
Poets often use nature as a symbol or metaphor to evoke inner states of mind. But what is a metaphor? How do Vedic, Sangam, and Prakrit poets use it to explain life’s mysteries long before philosophy spells them out in prose?
Sat, Jan 31, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Shishupalgarh, the forgotten capital of ancient KalingaSubscriber Only
January 16,2026 18:41:15 PM
Scholars have suggested that Shishupalgarh’s historical name may have been Kalinganagara. The name may reflect a dialogue between archaeology and imagination - one speaking through stones, the other through stories.
Mon, Jan 19, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How rasa, India’s aesthetic theory, explains flavours of emotions across artsSubscriber Only
January 02,2026 18:36:28 PM
How did the rasa theory evolve and become central to Indian classical arts, film studies, performance theory, and comparative aesthetics?
Mon, Jan 05, 2026
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Why lotus remains India’s simplest yet most profound symbolSubscriber Only
December 19,2025 17:32:41 PM
Lotus permeates India’s religious traditions, architectural legacy, art and anatomy. How does this sacred and auspicious symbol invite every generation to look beyond the surface and seek the hidden spring from which life unfolds?
Sat, Dec 20, 2025
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Karma’s cosmic order in Jain manuscriptsSubscriber Only
December 05,2025 18:35:26 PM
The Jain manuscript is both scripture and art object — a sacred ledger recording humanity’s debits and credits before eternity. How do Jain minds express its vision of order in a universe governed not by chaos but by the quiet logic of karma?
Sat, Dec 06, 2025
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Is Buddha a historical or a mythological figure?Subscriber Only
November 21,2025 18:16:16 PM
History and mythology are simply two different lenses through which we understand the past - one grounded in fact, the other in faith. But where does the story of the Buddha come from?
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | When India first smelted iron Subscriber Only
November 07,2025 17:39:23 PM
Is it possible that the global Iron Age started in India? Why did the Copper Age and the Bronze Age appear first in human history, and only later the Iron Age? Were the Aryans drawn to India by the prospect of trading for iron?
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Are horses native to India?Subscriber Only
October 24,2025 18:04:47 PM
The earliest uncontroversial evidence of horse remains on the Indian Subcontinent dates to the early Swat culture (around 1600 BC), long after Harappan cities ceased to exist. But what do cave paintings of horses in Bhimbetka say?
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Devdutt Pattanaik on how Rama’s return to Ayodhya is one of the many stories around DiwaliSubscriber Only
October 19,2025 05:30:00 AM
Diwali a ‘pagan’ festival — an accusation once made by Muslim rulers and British colonisers for whom festivals were usually about the birth of prophets and martyrdom of saints
Mon, Oct 20, 2025
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