Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West — and shows how these fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death, and heaven help us consistently ...

NEW DELHI (IANS)-Author Devdutt Pattanaik had explained at the time of the launch of his book last year,that he compiled his book, “Ahimsa: 100 Reflections on the Harappan Civilisation,” to make the ...

How did the rasa theory evolve and become central to Indian classical arts, film studies, performance theory, and comparative ...

Hindus believe he was, just as Muslims believe Mecca is where Adam and Eve (Hawa) met after they were cast out of Eden, and Christians believe Jerusalem is where Christ showed himself after he rose ...

During the Indian monsoons – between the ten-day festival of Ganesha (Ganesha Utsava), the elephant-headed remover of obstacles, and the nine-night festival of the Mother Goddess Durga (Nava-ratri) – ...

In the Ramayana, a rakshasa woman called Surpanakha desires Ram and wants to be his lover. He rejects her advances. She approaches his brother, Lakshman, who also rejects her advances. She feels, with ...

Devdutt Pattanaik, author and mythologist, discusses his writing process and the connection he feels with characters in Indian mythology. He mentions that he doesn't worry about inviting outrage with ...

Christopher Nolan’s biopic ‘Oppenheimer’ is faring extremely well in Indian cinemas, going housefull over two weeks (in pre-booking), particularly in IMAX. However, the movie has become the target of ...

Indian mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik has claimed that a Hanuman statue built in Texas is based on the Thai Buddha's gesture of "do not fight.” Indian mythologist and writer Devdutt ...

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