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Ballads that make Kings

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist To be king, a man has to establish himself as belonging to a royal family. But what about the founder? How does he distinguish…

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Published September 15, 2022 · 4 min read
ballads that make kings

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist

To be king, a man has to establish himself as belonging to a royal family. But what about the founder? How does he distinguish himself from the men he is supposed to rule over? How does he become a special man, a super human, with the power to command fellow humans?

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