ExpressAdda with renowned author Devdutt Pattanaik

At Express Adda, we have with us Devdutt Pattanaik in a candid conversation with Pratik Kanjilal, Literary Editor, The Indian Express. Devdutt Pattanaik is a prolific writer with over 40 books to his credit. He is the author of best-selling books on mythologies which include Myth=Mithya: Decoding Hindu Mythology, The Book of Ram, Sita: The Girl Who Chose, My Hanuman Chalisa, Jaya, My Gita and Sita. Pattanaik has also written for a younger readership. Some of his children’s books include Pashu: Animals in Hindu Mythology, Hanuman’s Ramayana and Devlok Omnibus. Before turning to a career in writing, the Mumbai-based mythologist had trained in medicine and worked in the healthcare industry for over a decade.
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[@vishalghayal531]

Excellent session ❤❤

[@Jo-pv4jx]

To the lady who asked about Krishna. Krishna was a historical personality who attained enlightenment in his lifetime. He was playing out his karmic life in this birth. Living in this world, life is never straightforward, mahabharat is a historical narrative of all aspects of life. Karan was abandoned at birth and brought up in a household of a submissive working family while his spirit was that of a non submissive warrior. It shows the conflict that a person faces when they have to live in circumstances opposite of their personality and also deal with emotions of abandonment.

[@kamalnijhawan9592]

Informative,v.interesting

[@rakeshsai4189]

Great!!!!👍👍👍I really liked it!!

[@Jo-pv4jx]

Rama is a historical personality who had to make difficult decisions in his lifetime. He got self realisation during that lifetime and attained moksha ( freedom from life and death).Ravana was a greatest scientist of the time and a powerful ruler, but had a huge ego which caused him to be adharmic and kidnap Sita

[@yatindrapabbati6878]

FANTASTIC DISCUSSION!

[@walterwhite9520]

I watched him on TV n wasn't impressed. Today I admit this is one of the best thing I have ever watched on net. Great discussion. Must be translated into regional languages so that common man can benefit from his wisdom.

[@125bbna8]

Pls watch videos of 7 secrets of devdutt patnaik. 7 secrets of kali, gauri, brahma, shiva, krishna, rama etc

[@125bbna8]

You can watch in KZbin

[@swarmagna]

Hope our new generations read his work and put the Sadhu, Baba ,Ritual culture at the lowest priority level and see our great Hindutva in its real form.

[@omchattar1426]

Love you devdutt

[@vish2ual]

Interesting discussion

[@sarka74]

To the presenter of the discussion, when he wanted to move from the 'dark' idea about caste system to a 'happier' idea of krishna I thought like saying that these 'dark' ideas need to be discussed and made relevent today even though we might have a hard time digesting it. I was beautifully expalined by Devdutt.

[@raj-bz4nq]

They r not relevant today. Move On. All of us digested that dark side, it's time for u too.

[@sanjivkumarjire4040]

❤

[@Singh.125]

You are right like Amish write this kinds off books he take sides

[@Singh.125]

Please translate your book in Hindi also so not only matropolitan people's only read and change there way off thinking we need your books read by odnerys people's like from up Bihar mp like Central and north Indians they need to read your books more to change there radicals thinkings

[@rahul78989]

Good

[@nalinkumar7210]

Interesting as usual ,but seems to be edited by express group.So much about their freedom of expression ans speech. Even hear it is selective.

[@vish2ual]

You make some sense

[@manjuseth8811]

Why you named film stars They are no where near this man

[@Jo-pv4jx]

Those who eat meat are violent.We were not meant to kill animals and eat them. We do not have canine teeth...meat eating and offering meat to Gods is done by those who have not evolved to a higher thinking.Looking down upon these people with disgust is wrong, but to lower your standards to theirs is also wrong.It is normal for people to mingle socially with those who have same morals and ethics as them. In my opinion, that is how Jaati system evolved.

[@adityanrajesh2634]

"Those who eat meat are violent", if that's the case, then Hitler was Vegetarian. Was he non-violent?

[@rudraveda]

@@adityanrajesh2634 Technically he never killed anyone himself.

[@ghostanimation9030]

@@rudraveda 😂😂

[@ghostanimation9030]

@@adityanrajesh2634 don't say anything... They won't listen to u.. 🙂

[@rudraveda]

@@ghostanimation9030 😂

[@anirudhachopade2465]

कृपया हिंदी मे कहे

[@siddharthparmar6440]

Hindi bhi bolo

[@vish2ual]

But at the end of the day, the great texts of Santan Dharm are hijacked by Brahmins and their Brahmanical rituals. Common masses or the deprived classes have been historically denied spiritual education ..you should acknowledge this brutal fact, mr.devdutt Patnaik

[@125bbna8]

Same in evry culture in any religeon even in atheism. powerful exploits powerless.

[@swarmagna]

Vishwasji, I agree with you. However in the present , the texts are available in regional languages. And Non Brahmin Authors have critically evaluated them. I am sure Patnaik has acknowledged it .

[@Jo-pv4jx]

The Brahmins are the ones who have kept the knowledge intact through learning by heart word by word the Vedas,upnishad ,Ramayana, mahabharat etc. Otherwise this knowledge would have been lost ,when the the invaders burnt all our books or natural disasters destroyed the books. That is why this knowledge has survived so many thousands of years.So give credit where credit is due