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TopicDevdutt Pattanaik

Topic: Devdutt Pattanaik

‘Bollywood is more interested in showing Ram as vegetarian,’ says Devdutt Pattanaik

Portraying gods as angry is inaccurate, Devdutt Pattanaik said at the Nainital Lit festival. ‘Only helpless people get angry, and gods aren't helpless'.

Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book looks at history of Jainism, ‘a treasure trove of stories and myths’

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Bahubali: 63 Insights into Jainism' by Devdutt Pattanaik will be released on 30 October on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Cremating, dunking, burying—how the Hindu understanding of death transformed over time

In 'Garuda Purana', Devdutt Pattanaik delves into Hindu ideas of death, rebirth, and immmortality.

PM on canine retirement, Rahul on Modi’s ‘strikes’ & Devdutt Pattanaik’s suggestion to NCB

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Covid-19: Rahul hails relief economic package, and Devdutt Pattanaik busts myths on myths

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Mid-life crisis is real and Devdutt Pattanaik’s Twitter timeline proves it

Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik is the reason why you should never scroll through your hero’s Twitter page.

Gautam Bhatia’s parable, Pattanaik’s new definition of woke & Priyanka calls on a goddess

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Amarinder Singh’s ‘personal connection’ to Kartarpur, Pattanaik on myth and history

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Author calls for Swamy to replace Sitharaman, minister responds with 3 question-marks

Author Devdutt Pattanaik later apologises to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, but social media goes into a tizzy about the exchange.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.