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Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Isn't all currency just pieces of paper?
Money has as much value as the giver and receiver agree to confer on it.
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Is liberty primarily a western notion?
Indian philosophy has been seeped with liberalism because of the metaphysics of polytheism that has been present in the subcontinent for millennia.
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Why India should not think in terms of equality or justice
Both are western concepts, imposing one overarching structure, while the Indian thought has always celebrated diversity, says Devdutt Pattanaik.
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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The Myth and Culture Podcast: Can you criticise India and still be a patriot?
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson trace the the birth of nationalism.
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Why Bollywood lead actors are not cast in the same mould as heroes elsewhere
The classic concept of the hero going on a journey and being transformed is missing in our films.
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Can we Indians live without anger?
Is the path to social justice through rage? And can we even achieve it?
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Podcast: What we lose when we lose the feminine instinct
When did aggression become the global default mode and when did compassion become deglamourised?
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Is democracy about equality or authority?
Do societies really believe in equality?
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Podcast: Can freedom of speech and political correctness go hand-in-hand?
At a time when noisy debates make for prime time TV and people jostle between offending and being offended, we look at how India lost its capacity for dialogue.
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success