By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
In Hindu thought, Vayu, Marut, Vata and Prana represent different ways in which breeze as well as breath were imagined.
Decoding Mythology
Ballads of Breeze & Breath
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Hindu thought, Vayu, Marut, Vata and Prana represent different ways in which breeze as well as breath were imagined. Vayu is the…
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Published October 1, 2026 · 3 min read
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The Tragedy of Nandi and Surabhi
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Few animals have shaped Hindu imagination as deeply as the bull and the cow. Shiva’s mount is Nandi, the great humped bull, while…
15 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
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Prithu’s Cow, Ashoka’s Lion
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist About a thousand years ago, when Rajasekhar wrote his discourse on poetry, the Kavya Mimansa, Aryavarta stretched from the Himalayas down to the…
8 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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The areca nut in the betel leaf
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist On the outer walls of the Chennakeshava temple in Belur, built by the Hoysala kings in the 12th century, stands a woman holding…
24 Sept 2026 · 4 min read