Ireland’s mythology tells us why it is not surprising that its next PM is the son of an immigrant

Leo Varadkar, whose father is Indian and mother Irish, was voted leader of the country’s main governing party recently.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Jun 11, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Meet the characters who appear in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana (and find out why)

From Parashurama and Jambuvan to Shiva and even Sita/Draupadi.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· May 27, 2017 · 08:30 am

Devdutt Pattanaik: Historians too should share the blame for the rise of religious radicalism

It is easy to blame radical politicians and religious leaders for igniting the spark. But let’s not forget those who fuel the fire.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· May 07, 2017 · 08:00 am

The big question: Is yoga for power or fitness, wisdom or devotion?

Today, any understanding of yoga is often obscured by a grand media war to dominate the discourse on yoga.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Apr 26, 2017 · 08:00 am

Why is Shiva represented by a sexual symbol, asks a new book

‘Hindus have long been embarrassed by Shiva’s phallic representation.’

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Apr 21, 2017 · 08:30 am

CNN’s Believer: Reza Aslan's show on Hindu mendicants is bigoted no matter how you look at it

The author and TV host has been criticised for his feature on India's Aghoris.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Mar 11, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Question for the Alt-Fact world: Why can’t truth be plural?

When truth is singular, it becomes a territory and thus, a battlefield.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Feb 10, 2017 · 08:00 am

How to spot a lesbian in sacred Indian art

Is it our discomfort with homosexuality that makes us believe that it cannot be part of the sacred?

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Jan 22, 2017 · 08:00 am

From Macaulay to Frawley, from Doniger to Elst: Why do many Indians need White saviours?

Would non-White Indologists evoke such passions as the likes of Sheldon Pollock and Wendy Doniger or David Frawley and Koenraad Elst do?

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Dec 24, 2016 · 08:00 am

What the mythologies of the Western worlds could mean for Indian philosophies (and vice versa)

Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik looks at Greek myths through an Indian lens in his new book.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Nov 29, 2016 · 08:30 am

Explanation from mythology: Why people voted for Modi, Brexit and Trump – and against Arab Spring

Modern society works on the philosophy of equality. These verdicts are a vote for diversity.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Nov 20, 2016 · 08:00 am

Podcast: Is being proud really a good thing?

Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson look at how the connotation of the word differs across context and space.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Nov 07, 2016 · 03:30 pm