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The fire-born Rajputs
This was when a great fire sacrifice was held by the Seven Sages (sapta Rishi).
23 March,2025 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
So many types of Nagas
The various mountain springs across Kashmir valley are also called Naga and have been worshipped by the local population since time immemorial.
16 March,2025 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Mythology of the fish
In Buddhist Jataka, Buddha once turned himself into a red fish and offered his flesh to people to save them from starvation and cure them of a skin disease
09 March,2025 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Double-edged sword of Sikhism
Myth manifests not just as stories but also symbols and rituals. Sikhism is full of rich mythic symbolism.
02 March,2025 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Now an angry Parashuram?
Most likely, modern film adaptations will ignore the part why Parashuram picked up the axe (parashu) in the first place.
23 February,2025 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
The happiness of gay lovers
This film (U for Usha: U Ushacha) won the Satyajit Ray Short Film Award in 2019. It was described as “courageous”.
16 February,2025 07:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Who did Draupadi love?
But it forms a love triangle: Bhima loves Draupadi, Draupadi loves Arjuna—or is it Karna?
09 February,2025 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Insulting Ravan, Bollywood style
Lately, however, Ravan is being portrayed as a Muslim
02 February,2025 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Tales of Aryan horses
The earliest images of riding stirrups in the world come from Stupa art of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh dated to 2200 years ago
26 January,2025 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
World is a playground, life is a sport
Ram wins a wife by stringing a bow, Arjun wins a wife by striking the eye of a fish, and Krishna wins a wife by yoking seven wild bulls.
19 January,2025 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik