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Puranas

Devdutt Pattanaik: Fifth Veda uses gender as metaphor

To appreciate Hindu art and stories, we need to remember that as per popular lore, the gods created the Puranas as the Fifth Veda to transmit Vedic wisdom to women and lowborn people who did not have access to the mantra and the ritual.

22 November 2023, 06:19 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik: Fifth Veda uses gender as metaphor

Devdutt Pattanaik: Fifth Veda uses gender as metaphor

Devdutt Pattanaik: Fifth Veda uses gender as metaphor

22 November 2023, 06:19 IST

Power of puranas

Ruminating on them and interpreting them can help us deal with quandaries of our lives in an informed manner.

02 June 2019, 19:00 IST

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Power of puranas

02 June 2019, 19:00 IST