Critics note a shift in the depiction of Hindu gods towards muscular bodies, influenced by Western ideals. Traditionally, ...

NEW DELHI (IANS) – Known for his writings on Hindu sacred lore, legends, folklore and parables, mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik believes that many people fail to realize that much of Hinduism ...

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Is it possible that the global Iron Age started in India? Why did the Copper Age and the Bronze Age appear first in human history, and only later the Iron Age? Were the Aryans drawn to India by the ...

India’s equity market saw a sharp rally on Monday, with investors backing auto and consumer goods stocks amid rising hopes of a goods and services tax (GST) rejig. The BSE Sensex was up 0.84% to close ...

There is no shortage of commentaries and translations of the Bhagavad Gita, a book that has seen innumerable forms over the millennia. However, Devdutt’s work stands out among the modern-day versions ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) In times when Lord Ram has ceased to be just God, author Devdutt Pattanaik, who has to his credit around 50 books on mythology stresses that for him, he symbolizes the eternal soul ...

The earliest uncontroversial evidence of horse remains on the Indian Subcontinent dates to the early Swat culture (around 1600 BC), long after Harappan cities ceased to exist. But what do cave ...

The two-day Thane Litfest, the first such event in this city, saw an enthusiastic crowd devouring every word spoken by ...

Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West — and shows how these fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death and heaven help us consistently ...