Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik
Born

1970 (age4344)
Mumbai

Occupation mythologist, writer, columnist

Website
www.devdutt.com

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Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik (born December 11, 1970) is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist
and author whose works focus largely on the areas of myth, mythology, and also management. He has written a
number of books related to Hindu mythology, including Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, a novel,
The Pregnant King [2], and Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata (2010).
He is the former chief belief officer of Future Group, one of Indias largest retailers,.[3] He writes a column for the
newspaper MiD DAY.

Early life and education

Born and brought up in Mumbai, he spent his childhood and student life in Chembur, Mumbai. His father was an
MBA. He graduated in medicine (M.B.B.S.) from Grant Medical College, Mumbai and subsequently did a course in
Comparative Mythology from Mumbai University.

Career
He worked in the pharma and healthcare industry for 14 years before starting to write books and columns about
mythology and delivering lectures on the subject. He worked as a consultant at Ernst and Young and has illustrated
most of his own books.
He was a speaker at the first TED conference in India held in November 2009.[4]
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, including 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 between East and West.Wikipedia:Citation needed On 27
August Dr. Pattanaik gave a similar talk at EAFIT university in Medellin.
He has done a television show on CNBC-TV18 with host Menaka Doshi called Business Sutra. The shows draws
business lessons from Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
He is also a story consultant to Indian television network Star TV [5]

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Personal life
Dr. Pattanaik currently resides in Mumbai.

Works

Shiva: an introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 1997.

Vishnu: an introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons, 1999. ISBN 81-87111-12-7.
Devi, the Mother-Goddess: an introduction. Vakils, Feffer, and Simons Ltd., 2000. ISBN 81-87111-45-3.
The Goddess in India: the five faces of the eternal feminine [6]. Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, 2000. ISBN
0-89281-807-7.
Hanuman: an introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons, 2001. ISBN 81-87111-47-X.
The Man Who Was A Woman and other queer tales of Hindu lore [7]. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 1-56023-181-5.
Vinyaka: the first god. Shakti Art and Culture Foundation. 2002.
Indian mythology: tales, symbols, and rituals from the heart of the Subcontinent [8]. Inner Traditions / Bear &
Company, 2003. ISBN 0-89281-870-0.
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and fortune: an introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons, 2003. ISBN
81-87111-58-5
Book of Kali. with Seema Mohanty. Penguin Books India, 2004.
Myth=Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology. Penguin, India. 2006. ISBN 978-0-14-309970-3.
Shiva to Shankara: decoding the phallic symbol [9]. Indus Source, India. 2006. ISBN 81-88569-04-6.
The Pregnant King, Penguin Books, 2008 ISBN 978-1-4306-3472-0
The Book of Ram. Penguin Group, 2009. ISBN 0-14-306528-9.
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art. Westland India, 2009. ISBN 81-89975-67-6.
Hanuman's Ramayan. Tulika Publishers, 2010. ISBN 81-8146-752-3.
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Penguin Books, 2010 ISBN 978-0-14-310425-4.
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana, Penguin Books, 2013 ISBN 978-0-14-306432-9.

References
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http:/ / www. devdutt. com/

http:/ / devdutt. com/ the-pregnant-king
Future Group (http:/ / www. futuregroup. in/ home. asp)
speaker at TEDIndia 2009 (http:/ / www. ted. com/ talks/ devdutt_pattanaik. html).
http:/ / devdutt. com/ about
http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=rjL3ogbdJNkC
http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=Odsk9xfOp6oC
http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=zdkswFlJtjQC
http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=Oka4ekgGDRoC

On a mythical tangent (Interview) (http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/article41763.ece)

The Hindu

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External links
Devdutt Pattanaik, website (http://www.devdutt.com/)
Devdutt Pattanaik talks (http://www.ted.com/talks/devdutt_pattanaik.html) at TED
Videos of Devdutt Pattanaik in Colombia (http://amigosdeindia.org/eventos/
video-de-la-conferencia-del-dr-pattanaik/) at Asociacin Amigos de India
Devdutt Pattanaik Interview, Al-Rasub News & Opinion Publishing (http://www.alrasub.com/
interview-with-devdutt-pathanaik/)
Devdutt Pattanaik Interview with KnowYourStar.com, "An Approach to Everyday Life" (http://www.
knowyourstar.com/devdutt-pattanaik-interview/)

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