Devdutt Pattanaik
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Mythology of maternal uncles
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author The maternal uncle plays a very important role in Hindu scriptures. He is…
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Lustful Women of the Jataka
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author We rarely talk about it, mainly because they have been kept out of…
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Krishna and the Eloping Women
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author We live in times where many people cannot handle the idea of adult…
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Temples of Swaminarayan
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Most Indians are familiar with Raja Ram Mohan Roy and his Brahmo Samaj…
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Shutting Up a Vampire
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author A vampire in Indian folktales is known as a vetala. It is unable…
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The Hamsa Hand
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author The hamsa is a common symbol used across the Middle East as a…
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‘Dharma’ Always Comes With ‘Dharma-sankat’
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author In a crime, the victim accuses the villain. But when the villain counter-accuses…
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Metaphor Of Three Goddesses
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Hindu mythology uses metaphor of human relationships to explain concepts. This can be…
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How Did Tantra Spread from India to Tibet?
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Tibetan Buddhism is called Vajrayana Buddhism, which is sometimes also called Tantrik Buddhism.…
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Does Krishna Take the Viratrupa In the Gita To Intimidate?
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author A friend, who works in human resources, once shared his understanding of the…
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