Devdutt Pattanaik

When Draupadi is publicly humiliated, it is Bhima who avenges her, collecting Dushasana’s blood so she can wash her unbound hair; it is Bhima who smashes Kichaka to pulp when Arjuna does nothing Read more... Why does Arjuna overshadow Bhima in epics? newindianexpress.com/columns/2026/J…

Bhishma appears as a noble elder, Drona as a respected teacher, and Karna as a tragic hero. So, when they die—Bhishma pierced by arrows, Drona beheaded, Karna killed while struggling with his chariot—we feel uneasy. Read more... mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-…

The first thing you notice about the marble temples is the Victorian lawns, symmetrical fountains a lotus pond shaped like the flower. There are no fruit-bearing trees that can attract monkeys, birds and insects; no flowering trees that can attract snakes thehindu.com/opinion/column…

वारी, विठ्ठल आणि श्रीकृष्ण! | आषाढी एकादशी youtube.com/watch?v=gFdwqv…

Why Nolan’s Odyssey feels alive, while Indian mythologicals too often reduce complex epics to spectacle, propaganda and devotional packaging Read more at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood-want…

Loking forward to the LIBA - India calling forum in colombo on August 6th. Speaking about the ‘ monsoon market myth'

जब मानसून ने बदल दी भारत की सभ्यता और संस्कृति dainik.bhaskar.com/wJXAHtvrS4b

In the Mahabharata, it is the thumb of a student that a teacher takes. In the Angulimala story, it is the fingers of strangers that a teacher demands. Read more at: Ekalavya’s thumb and Angulimala’s garland of fingers Read more at: deccanherald.com/opinion/ekalav…

The 3000-year-old Vedic Jyotisha had nothing to do with predicting the future. It was a practical science of timekeeping — fixing solstices, calibrating the lunar calendar, scheduling sacrifices. The Rig Veda mentions no grahas at all. Read more ... mid-day.com//news/opinion/…

Why does Europe so readily celebrate Ibn Khaldun today while remaining largely unaware of similar ideas in India and China? Civilisations, time and the turning wheel ecoti.in/07Pu3b27

Sanatan Dharma: Religion, Nature Or Social Order? youtu.be/2IOnKRSqNWs?si…

राजधर्म की धारणा को कार्तिकेय की कथा से ऐसे समझें dainik.bhaskar.com/XeqRxmgVG4b

In Greek mythology, first came the giants, then the Titans, then the Olympians, and finally the humans. In the social media world, there were the Boomers. Now there are the Zoomers.... Read more... The rise of Homo Zoomer mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sunday-read/th…

95% of world eats meat. 5% of world is vegetarian. 99% of them are Jain or Brahmin or Baniya. They all believe in caste-based purity and untouchability. None have invented a world class technology. Coincidence?

A study of Punjab’s history shows that Hinduism here developed along a path quite different from the rest of the subcontinent. Read more... How Hinduism transformed in the Vedic land deccanherald.com/opinion/how-hi…

बुद्ध की करुणा से जन्मी तारा किस तरह बनीं बौद्ध धर्म की देवी! dainik.bhaskar.com/Khe3QnEav4b

How India’s Traders Changed Dharma Forever! | The Vaishya Story Behind Karma, Paap & Punya! Watch here youtu.be/cmoBtUge70A?si…

Mongols who destroyed Baghdad led by Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, carried with them the image of the Tantrik Buddhist deity Mahakala. This deity, based on the fierce manifestation of Hindu god Shiva Read more... Mahakala in Baghdad: ecoti.in/7FtOOa62

प्राचीन भारतीय संस्कृति का हिस्सा रही है लैंगिक विविधता dainik.bhaskar.com/n9K85sAEj4b

The djinn of Islamic scripture is very different from the genie of The Arabian Nights. In the Quran, jinns are not wish-granting spirits but a distinct creation of God, living alongside humanity in an unseen realm. Read more... tribuneindia.com/news/comment/u…