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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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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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How Imran Khan found a friend in Donald Trump during a 2019 meeting in Washington DC
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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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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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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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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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema