While in Western myth, patriarchy is traditional and feminism is progressive, in Indian myth patriarchy and feminism have always co-existed, in eternal tension. Liberation (mukti) is not a new idea. It has always been there. You have heard the tales of patriarchy. These book tells you the other tales, they don’t tell you.
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In Ahimsa, Devdutt Pattanaik reflects on the Harappans through the lens of mythology, exploring their influence on later Vedic and Tantrik thought, and their possible connections to monastic ideals later seen in Buddhism and Jainism. The absence of war and romance in their imagery, and the mystery behind the disappearance of their cities while villages thrived, are also examined, shedding light on how much of Harappan culture endures in modern life.
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In today’s hyper-informed world, feeding children has become unexpectedly overwhelming. Parents are navigating a maze of protein targets, iron levels, gut health, ultra-processed food warnings, hidden sugars, and picky eating phases.
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Smeared with ash, draped in animal hide, he sits atop the snow-capped mountain, skull in hand, withdrawn, with dogs for company, destroying the world with his indifference. He is the God whom the Goddess shall awaken. His name is Shiva.
Locked in his stories, symbols and rituals are the secrets of our ancestors. This book attempts to unlock seven.
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In this ground-breaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, one of India’s most popular mythologists, seeks an answer to these apparent paradoxes and unravels an inherited truth about life and death, nature and culture, perfection and possibility.
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This special omnibus edition brings together two bestselling books by Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most famous and renowned mythologist.
Wisdom of the Gods for You and Me: My Gita and My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »
In My Gita, acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies The Bhagavad Gita for the contemporary reader. His unique approach — thematic rather than verse-by-verse — makes the ancient treatise eminently accessible, combined as it is with his trademark illustrations and simple diagrams.
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Epic in scale and lush in language, The Book of Life is a “big” novel that dissolves boundaries between religion and sensuality, masculinity and tenderness, realism and the mystical. Prophets feminise, gods walk among people, lovemaking becomes philosophy, and belief systems, Hindu, Islamic, secular, flow into one another like rivers meeting the sea.
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Tune in to Nature TV News, the fifth collection of Green Humour cartoons by Rohan Chakravarty, brings together work from his weekly columns with The Hindu and Roundglass Sustain, and his fortnightly features with Deutsche Welle and Mongabay International. By turning the news cycle into a wildlife broadcast, Chakravarty reminds us that the natural world has been watching all along and it has plenty to say.
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