Tag: Devdutt Pattanaik
Column | Biblical tales in the Puranas
The Bhavishya Purana, or the chronicle of the future, is the earliest Sanskrit work that reveals some familiarity with West Asian myths. While presented as ... Read More
Column | Kubera, the refugee from Lanka
When the Constitution of India was first published, over 75 years ago, it included many artworks. Amongst them was one showing Kubera, Ravana’s brother and ... Read More
Column | Fire, fidelity and an inhuman heritage
<!--><!--><!--><!--> A sati-stone at Veerabhadra temple in Andhra Pradesh In Europe, Christian clergy burnt alive women suspected of being Satan-worshipping witches. In Arabia, the ‘People ... Read More