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myth

  • How the Mahabharata rules the national imagination through a mix of fact and fantasy

    How the Mahabharata rules the national imagination through a mix of fact and fantasy

    Urmi Chanda
    · Feb 26, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • Emotion, romance, eroticism: Devdutt Pattanaik explores the multiple sources of the Krishna legends

    Emotion, romance, eroticism: Devdutt Pattanaik explores the multiple sources of the Krishna legends

    Devdutt Pattanaik
    · Jul 09, 2018 · 08:30 am
  • ’Tis not the season: The idea of higher suicide rates during holidays is a myth that refuses to die

    ’Tis not the season: The idea of higher suicide rates during holidays is a myth that refuses to die

    Dan Romer, The Conversation
    · Dec 26, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Podcast: Isn't all currency just pieces of paper?

    Podcast: Isn't all currency just pieces of paper?

    Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
    · Dec 19, 2016 · 03:30 pm
  • Podcast: Is democracy about equality or authority?

    Podcast: Is democracy about equality or authority?

    Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
    · Aug 29, 2016 · 02:30 pm