By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
In popular lore, Lakshmi and Saraswati hate each other. Where there is fortune, there is no respect for education, and where there is education, there is no value for wealth. The courtesan’s house was the only place where the two lived together: she was well versed in music and dance and the arts, and was admired by the learned and the rich.






