'Harappans were non-violent capitalists, used storytelling to harness resources': Devdutt Pattanaik

How is symbolism seen in the Harappan civilisation? Is it divided in the base of mythology, art or the use of symbols as power and resource? A new book ‘Ahimsa: 100 Reflections on the Harappan Civilization', a HarperCollins publication, authored by Devdutt Pattanaik, answers these questions.
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[@aanakrukavi]

Devdutt time travelled to Harappan times, spoke in their language, invented Pashupati seal, sculptured Harappan bronze lady and came back in 2024, deciphered Harappan language to tell that they were capitalists and not Marxists to the disappointment of Comrade Brinda Karat 😂

[@nrusimha11]

L w ing journalism and L w ing history are similar in methods - the ends justify the story-making. The bravado of truth-certainty in both is staggering - they simply know that they are right. However, satyameva jayate!

[@abhiag747]

He just makes up things.

[@nrusimha11]

One wonders if the sweat on Shri Patnaik's brow mirrors the strain of masking the cognitive dissonance. Or may be the ac was not working?

[@subhasishganguly5588]

Narrative peddler, nonsense, no society or civilization of that size can survive like that

[@nishadass6960]

Exactly. Such an idiot

[@batosato]

To those who don't know Harappa is in modern day Pakistan in Sindh. A lot of the things Devdutt says is absolutely rubbish with no scientific basis.

[@himanshutyagi3050]

My boy here wrote a whole book ,despite being a archaeologist, on set of people whose script is not deciphered yet,copying storytelling par from Yuval Noah Harari This is awesome

[@xxyz2023]

India, the name was coined during the bronze age, which was derived directly from the name of the western border river, Sindu or as the Persians called, Indu. The people were known as Meluhha. The Sindu river origin is in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar.

[@mikedesi5513]

The harappan we’re fish eating Brahmins this is also a dancing girl for rich Brahmins this girl talks nonsense

[@DanielChe]

Ahimsa Paramo Dharma ✋

[@letuscube5096]

This woman got a chariot in Sanauli but did not find horses to drive it in the pictures displayed. She is trying very hard to somehow get horses for her chariot so that she can give them water from Saraswati. 😂

[@jerry-ms1bz]

bs

[@raghulsrhv915]

what does this mean??

[@shilpa3032]

@@raghulsrhv915bullshit

[@sharathtn7973]

Appreciate the new angle of thinking.

[@isagnik]

Extremely enriching lecture.

[@rajendradangi2585]

I am listening to him since long time ( he is of course a good storyteller) but what I feel or observed that he makes things up on the spot and create a story for the crowed and when someone question him he would reply it is my truth it's my story .... N ram of the Hindu asks some question to him and his reply would make you laugh but it of course baffled N Ram...many times I have observed him defending brammins action very clearly and That is how I feel many times!! Take him with pinch of salt.