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Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Devdutt Pattanaik on the 3,000-year-old Hindu ritual of feeding the dead
An excerpt from Pattanaik’s latest book, ‘Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality’.
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Can you take a dog to a temple? Devdutt Pattanaik on the role of dogs in Hindu mythology
‘Dogs, in general, are associated with the aggressive form of Shiva known as Bhairava.’
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Who created the term Hinduism? And why did the British feel the need to defend Hinduism?
An excerpt from ‘The Stories We Tell: Mythology To Make Sense Of Modern Lives’, Devdutt Pattanaik.
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Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Mumbai Police give clean chit to Ajit Pawar, his wife, nephew in alleged money-laundering case
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Why Devdutt Pattanaik has attempted an Indian retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore
An excerpt from ‘The Introduction: Retelling Monotheism’ to Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book, ‘Eden’.
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Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book explains how Hindu wedding rituals contain many aggregated truths
An excerpt from ‘Marriage: 100 Stories Around India’s Favourite Ritual’
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Devdutt Pattanaik: Bhairava’s truth in the light of the funeral pyre
Criticism of the foreign media for showing images of cremations is not Hindu – it’s Hindutva.
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Video
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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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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Worshipping the womb is a part of Hinduism, shows the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati
An excerpt from ‘Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh’, by Devdutt Pattanaik.
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Do religions like Christianity and Islam affirm queer identities and sexualities, asks this book
‘This book seeks to refresh the relationship between the lore of one God and the lives of queer people,’ writes Debdutt Pattanaik in the introduction.
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How did the ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ come to be (and what has ‘dharma’ got to do with it)?
Devdutta Pattnaik’s ‘Ramayana Versus Mahabharata’ compares the two ancient epics closely if playfully.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Emotion, romance, eroticism: Devdutt Pattanaik explores the multiple sources of the Krishna legends
Along with the stories, Pattanaik explains how all of India contributed to the different aspects of Krishna.
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How ‘Call me By Your Name’ reclaims Eden for gay people everywhere
Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-nominated film, written by James Ivory, presents a brilliant and radical retelling of the biblical myth.
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Ram Rajya would certainly have space for Chanakya. But Ram is not Chanakya’s ideal for a king
Chanakya views dharma merely as a tool to achieve material success. Ram, on the other hand, is the embodiment of dharma.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification