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Devdutt Pattanaik
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From Yakshas to Nagas — the mainstreaming of local deities
Those who see mythology as history believe the Yakshas and Rakshasas were pre-Aryan forest-dwelling tribes
30 October 2024, 06:06 IST
From Yakshas to Nagas — the mainstreaming of local deities
30 October 2024, 06:06 IST
Hinduism beyond Caste
Dharma
19 October 2024, 21:29 IST
Hinduism beyond Caste
19 October 2024, 21:29 IST
Devdutt Pattanaik | The significance of rebirth
Modern people tend to be contemptuous of tradition and feel they are more rational than their predecessors. But if we accept rebirth as a concept, we need to understand what purpose this narrative tool serves
02 October 2024, 04:44 IST
Devdutt Pattanaik | The significance of rebirth
02 October 2024, 04:44 IST
Recognising Hanuman
Stories such as these provoke conversations. What differentiates an animal from a human? And what differentiates a forest-dweller from a Vedic scholar?
21 September 2024, 22:34 IST
Recognising Hanuman
21 September 2024, 22:34 IST
Devdutt Pattanaik | Uniting India with Itihasa-Purana
Modern secular societies are bound not by gods, but by ideas such as property, justice, equality, and human rights
04 September 2024, 07:36 IST
Devdutt Pattanaik | Uniting India with Itihasa-Purana
04 September 2024, 07:36 IST
On Jhatka and Halal
Vegetarianism in India emerged with monasticism -- with the early monks. It was a sign of a simpler life, shunning rich spicy food, avoiding intoxicants and other indulgences of pleasure. But over time, vegetarianism became about purity and holiness.
24 August 2024, 20:21 IST
On Jhatka and Halal
24 August 2024, 20:21 IST
Devdutt Pattanaik | The many lives of the Buddha
As the story of the Buddha travelled across Southeast, East, and Central Asia, it evolved in many ways
07 August 2024, 05:16 IST
Devdutt Pattanaik | The many lives of the Buddha
07 August 2024, 05:16 IST
Secularising Ramayana and Mahabharata
Curiously, in both epics, Brahmins are not privileged. Ravana, the villain of Ramayana, is a Brahmin. And Drona, the Brahmin teacher of Pandavas, who sides with Kauravas, is beheaded. Few secular scholars comment about this rather subversive aspect of the ‘Brahmanical’ epics.
27 July 2024, 20:51 IST
Secularising Ramayana and Mahabharata
27 July 2024, 20:51 IST
Ride towards the sky, but do not look downwards
It appears as if Sumerian myths are talking about contemporary issues of how the elites deny opportunity to those who they exploit, thus maintaining the status quo
10 July 2024, 06:36 IST
Ride towards the sky, but do not look downwards
10 July 2024, 06:36 IST
Debunked invasion, ignored migration
Dharma
29 June 2024, 22:29 IST
Debunked invasion, ignored migration
29 June 2024, 22:29 IST
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