TEDxASB - DevDutt Pattanaik - 4/21/10

Devdutt Pattanaik is a self-taught mythologist, and the author (and often illustrator) of several works on aspects of myth.
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[@sudarshan7111]

The self declared saviors of the culture must read, listen and understand the thoughty ideas and Indian culture from Devdutt Patnaik Sir. Incredible...

[@gameguy5764]

Actually, some of his ideas bring fear to organized religions and cults. Some will even go as far as to call him a Mayavadi. Only open minded people will take some value from the gems this man shares.

[@venkatasivagabbita788]

Culture is the tip of the iceberg, below which is the forest?! How eloquent.

[@JonaliChatterjee]

I have always liked his insight into the subject

[@puti2147]

Very enlightening for those who wish to look beyond themselves & religion. The Caucasians / Western cultures can take a encyclopedia of lessons from Indian Mythology & Cultural teachings and be more educated in how humanity is viewed in the current context of world order / disorder for the better.

[@vinsin328]

Question is when Indians are learn lessons from Indian Mythologie and Cultural and stop preaching Muslims appeasement as humanity to the world. It is the India who need to be sorted not the world. World is doing great.

[@sahil-06-11]

Everyday people *die* and the rest live as they were *immortal* .

[@AleifrLeifrson]

One thing I like about him is that he does a good job not offending people. Instead of saying "religion" or anything of the sorts, he says "myth" and "culture". Although, it is clear that he is speaking about religion, and clearly he is an agnostic.

[@aditbhardwaj8793]

He is just a simple hindu

[@stefmarce22]

Powerful speech.

[@freakyindia]

A lot of insight if one wishes to see about the truth of human nature. Fear and rejection out of fear is the truth of human nature

[@jyotirmaibabu]

good orator and story teller.

[@marketingmanagergrps7135]

Highly appreciable correlation between mythology and our very existence, I had a training on this in Future group on this subject, thanks for the insight of business.

[@shruthiv4566]

Fantastic!

[@meetulmehra]

He is a nice man

[@gopalsinghsolanki3564]

truth

[@kumar4768]

he deconstructs life.

[@sl_lbscribe-drgouthamvidyam]

thats ur interpretation as mine towards u

[@sarka74]

interesting as always

[@Billabong581]

The Third Eye is what matters

[@karamjit62]

Maurya empire exited around 500 BC,So according to him Mahabharat happened after that.

[@aditbhardwaj8793]

Mahabharat is a book it must be written...

[@ankitsrivastav9540]

Khwaishein meri kabhi Kabul na krna khuda .. Mein matlabi hun bs MATLAB ki khwaish hai.. ANKIT Oh lord don't ever fulfil my desires I am selfish and have only self oriented desires ..

[@kiransolanki5847]

Very nice

[@arvindshaw5541]

Create your own concept....

[@kalki3405]

thanks to great inight

[@sunmanpatoo]

twenty minutes, twelve seconds....2012

[@ilovetaylorswift6331]

Oh yeah

[@rahulc4403]

fking awesome

[@abhishekmishra9387]

Nice....Humans build civilizations .jungle is for animals

[@arcMexi]

"... where even the helpless have rights.." ? What was he talking about? I couldn't finish and see his point, as I pictured him keeping his cool in a cage with a starving pissed off lion... I'm not in control so I guess that makes his point.

[@geekmails]

He is not complete agnostic. He is talking about Indian beliefs.

[@raviamle]

Instead of believing different different mythologies , we can accept what is truth i mean BE ATHEIST...........

[@SachinYadav-yn7mo]

Atheism is not the truth.....

[@knowledgesprit99]

Mahabharata war was not before 2000 years ago but at least 5000 years ago................... know it first.............

[@BBQBeerKars]

+Knowledge Sprit And you know it for a fact? how so? Stop this self proclamation BS! Did you even know what was present 5000 years ago? If there were such kings and rulers in India back 5000 years ago then why is India still a shithole besides such a rich past? No answer to that, have you any? Don't be an idiot.

[@sudarshan7111]

+Knowledge Sprit Wow!!! You know that??? But do you have ever read this speaker??? And do you even know how many versions of Mahabharata are there??? And do you know one of it was researched and written by this speaker with in deep and much liberal way of explanation... Dont feel offended but do gather knowledge of accepted researched facts regarding the written facts of Mahabharata and try not to criticize the knowledge of a person who is the best in it...

[@abhijeet9923]

+Knowledge Sprit he is not said that war but book of mahabharat on that war was 2000 yr ago !!! listen care fully

[@ankursaxena3614]

He said "Book" of Mahabharata .... Mahabharata might have been happened 5000 years back .. but Book was written 2000 years back .... coz that was the most peaceful time in Indian History ... dat why that time all the texts were written , preserved and collected ...

[@vinsin328]

Can you update the wikipedia about India at 5000 yrs ago? Can you also provide Mahabharata or Jaya book which is that old?

[@rexxbailey2764]

PSEUDO HUMANITARIAN CORPORATE TRIPE. :(

[@piyushsonone7]

Devdutt have Islamophobia

[@letmekillyou8018]

Literally anything!!

[@vinodbisht1973]

No

[@Kavi268]

No need to project your views on others...

[@VV-lq4di]

Kavi268 Younprobabky should follow that philosophy. Meanwhile some of us are happy to listen and learn.

[@letmekillyou8018]

Ur mistake Why did u come here?

[@ramjee408]

Remove this document. Patnaik has been deceiving us.

[@jayd7238]

Sorry, nothing innovative.

[@BBQBeerKars]

+Jay D Not everything is about innovation from a scientific point of view. The word "innovation' is as diverse as the word 'education'. This speech was about self-learning, knowing who we are and why we behave a certain way, that can be also termed as 'innovation' since he puts out views or notions that we might not have thought of before.

[@jayd7238]

shikhar s Good to know your interpretation of 'innovation' as well. To quote "...This speech was about self-learning, knowing who we are and why we behave a certain way,..". Is that to be referred as 'innovation' or 'discovery' / 'self actualization'. I would consider myself heaped too rich in authority should I term that as 'innovation'! Anyway, cheers!

[@VV-lq4di]

Jay D It was brilliant, novel insights that this earthling didn’t have.