Devdutt Pattanaik

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik (Odia: ଦେବଦତ୍ତ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ) is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist , author and communicator Whose works focus largely on the areas or myth, [1] religion, [2] mythology , [3] [4] [5] and ook management. He has written over 600 articles and 30 books on the relevance or sacred stories, symbols and Rituals in modern times, zoals Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology , Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata , Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana , Business Sutra: An Indian Approach to Management , Shikhandi: And Other Tales ze Do not Tell You . [6]

He is the former chief belief officer or Future Group , one of India’s Toilets retailers ,. [7] [8] He writes columns for the newspaper Mid Day ., [9] Swarajya magazine., [10] Scroll.in , [11] [12]DailyO [13] [14] and Speaking Tree [15] [ 16]

Early life and education

Devdutt Pattanaik is an Odia Brahmin, born and brought` up in Mumbai , he spent his childhood and student life in Chembur , Mumbai. [9] He graduated in medicine ( MBBS ) from Grant Medical College , Mumbai and subsequently did a course in Comparative Mythology from Mumbai University . [17]

Career

Devdutt Pattanaik

He worked in the pharma and healthcare industry ( Sanofi Aventis and Apollo Group of Hospitals , [18] respectively) for 14 years and spent his spare time writing articles and books on mythology, [19] [20] welke Eventually became his full-time passion. He has ook worked as a consultant at Ernst and Young . His first book Shiva: An Introduction was published in 1997. [21]Devdutt illustrations must or his own books. [22]

He was a speaker at the first TED conference in India held in November 2009. [23] [24]

On August 2010, he was Invited by the ICCR to Colombia. He Presented a paper at a conference on “Subjective World or Mythology of Identity” to an audience of 400 people, zoals members of the Indian community in Colombia, members of the Association of Friends of India, special guests, and the academic community. The Illustrated lecture served to explain the cultural differences tussen East and West. [ Citation needed ] On 27 August Dr. Pattanaik showing a similar talk at EAFIT university in Medellin.

He has done two television shows on CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz called Business Sutra and “Shastraarth” respectively. These shows drew business lessons from Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata and ulcers Presented in English and Hindi respectively.

He is ook a story consultant to Indian television network Star TV [25] and Epic Channel , where he presents Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik . [26] [27] He’ll be Serves at the Culture Consultant to Reliance Industries Ltd . [26]

Bibliography

  • Shiva: An Introduction . Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 1997. ISBN 978-81-8462-013-9 .
  • Vishnu: An Introduction . Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 1999. ISBN 81-87111-12-7 .
  • The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine . Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, 2000. ISBN 978-0-89281-807-5 . Translations: Hindi.
  • Devi, The Mother-Goddess: An Introduction . Vakils, Feffer, and Simons Ltd., 2000. ISBN 978-81-87111-91-7 .
  • Hanuman: An Introduction . Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 2001. ISBN 978-81-87111-94-8 .
  • Lakshmi, The Goddess of Wealth and Fortune: An Introduction . Vakils, Feffer, and Simons Ltd., 2003. ISBN 978-81-8462-019-1 .
  • Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent . Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, 2003. ISBN 978-0-89281-870-9 . Translations: Hindi.
  • Shiva Shankara to: Decoding the Phallic Symbol . Indus Source, India. 2006. ISBN 81-88569-04-6 . Translations: Czech, Hindi.
  • Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology . Penguin Books India, 2006. ISBN 9780143099703 . Translations: Hindi, Marathi, Turkish.
  • The Pregnant King . Penguin Books India, 2008. ISBN 9780143063476 . Translations: Hindi, Marathi.
  • 7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art . Westland Ltd., 2009. ISBN 9788189975678 . Translations: Gujarati, Hindi.
  • The Book of Ram . Penguin Books India, 2009. ISBN 9780143065289 .
  • Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata , Penguin Books India, 2010 ISBN 9780143104254 . Translations: Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil. ” Jayam Mahabharatham – Oru Maruparvai “ , Tamil translation in Tamil at Charukesi, Vikatan Publications ,
  • Hanuman’s Ramayan . Tulika Publishers, 2010. ISBN 9788181467515 .
  • 99 Thoughts on Ganesha: Stories, Symbols and Rituals of India’s Beloved Elephant-headed deity . Jaico Publishing House, 2011. ISBN 978-81-8495-152-3 . Translations: Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu.
  • 7 Secrets of Shiva . Westland Ltd., 2011. ISBN 9789380658636 . Translations: Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Russian, Telugu.
  • 7 Secrets of Vishnu . Westland Ltd., 2011. ISBN 9789380658681 . Translations: Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Russian.
  • Fun in Devlok: An Identity Card for Krishna . Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 978-0143331674 .
  • Fun in Devlok: Gauri and the Talking Cow . Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 978-0143331704 .
  • Fun in Devlok: Indra Finds Happiness . Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 978-0143331681 .
  • Fun in Devlok: Kama vs Yama . Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 9780143331957 .
  • Fun in Devlok: Saraswati’s Secret River . Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 9780143331964 .
  • Fun in Devlok: Shiva Plays Dumb Charades . Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 9780143331698 .
  • Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management . Aleph Book Company, 2013. ISBN 9788192328072 . Translations: French, German, Hindi, Italian, Marathi, Tamil.
  • Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana . Penguin Books India, 2013 ISBN 9780143064329 . Translations: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil.
  • 7 Secrets of the Goddess . Westland Ltd., 2014. ISBN 9789384030582 . Translations: Hindi, Italian, Marathi, Russian.
  • Shikhandi: And Other Tales Way Down Do not Tell You . Zubaan Books & Penguin Books India, 2014. ISBN 9789383074846 . Translations: Hindi, Marathi.
  • Fun in Devlok Omnibus . Puffin India, 2014. ISBN 9780143333449 .
  • Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindi Mythology . Penguin Books India, 2014. ISBN 9780143332473 . Translations: Hindi.
  • The Success Sutra: An Indian Approach to Wealth . Aleph Book Company, 2015. ISBN 9789384067410 .
  • My Gita . Rupa Publications India, 2015. ISBN 9788129137708 . Translations: Hindi, Marathi.
  • The Leadership Sutra: An Indian Approach to Power . Aleph Book Company, 2016. ISBN 9789384067465 .
  • The Talent Sutra: An Indian Approach to Learning , Aleph Book Company, 2016, ISBN 9789383064274
  • The Jaya Colouring Book . Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143426479 .
  • The Sita Colouring Book . Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143426462 .
  • The Girl Who Chose: A New Way of narrating the Ramayana . Puffin Books, 2016. ISBN 9780143334637 .
  • Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik . Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143427421 .
  • Olympus – Indian Retelling of Greek Mythology – Publisher: Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143428299

References

  1. Jump up^ http://qz.com/630164/a-mythology-checklist-are-you-left-or-right/
  2. Jump up^ “The rise of religion Hinduism” .
  3. Jump up^ “Author Lounge: Devdutt Pattanaik” . Penguin India.
  4. Jump up^ “Being aware of violence” . Mid Day . 17 October 2010.
  5. Jump up^ “Mr. & Mrs. Mishra” .
  6. Jump up^ “Epic Venture” . Indian Express . 16 October 2010.
  7. Jump up^ Future Group
  8. Jump up^ “Mythic Past, Resonating in the Present” . New York Times . 4 July 2010.
  9. ^ Jump up to:a b “The mythologist” . Mint . 16 September 2010.
  10. Jump up^ “Answer: Aryans never invaded the Indian subcontinent or South Asia. Nor did anyone impose the caste system here. So the simple answer to the question is no.” .
  11. Jump up^ “From Macaulay to Frawley, from Doniger to Elst: Why do many Indians need White Saviours?” .
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  13. Jump up^ “Was Harappan civilization Vedisch, or Hindu?” .
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  17. Jump up^ “Teaching Old Heads New Tricks” . Financial Express . 25 May 2003.
  18. Jump up^ http://www.nasscom.in/devdutt-pattanaik-chief-belief-officer-future-group
  19. Jump up^ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/5151-years-of-gita/15033045
  20. Jump up^ http://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/krishna-the-complete-man.html
  21. Jump up^ https://books.google.com/books/about/Shiva.html?id=LGbXAAAAMAAJ
  22. Jump up^ “Demystifying mythology: A conversation with Devdutt Pattanaik” . The Hindu . 24 April 2009.
  23. Jump up^ “Great response to first TED measure in India” . The Hindu . 1 November 2009.
  24. Jump up^ speaker at TEDIndia 2009.
  25. Jump up^ http://devdutt.com/about
  26. ^ Jump up to:a b http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/an-eclectic-set-of-speakers-announced-for-goafest-2014-140402
  27. Jump up^ “Devlok With Devdutt Pattanaik Favourite” . The Times of India . Retrieved 2015-11-20 .