Myth = Mithya

I have been a great fan of Devdutt Pattnaik ever since I read his first article on Hanuman in the Economic Times. Now the chief beliefs officer of the Future Group, Mr. Pattnaik gives a very easy to understand correlation between mythology and management. I got an opportunity to read his book Myth = Mithya, a book that gives an excellent insight on Hindu mythology and its relevance in the modern world. In fact many of the chapters are eye openers for two main reasons.

Firstly, for me and for most Indians, mythology is what was shown in the TV serials such as Mahabharat  on DD1 and DD2.

Secondly, most of the Indian scriptures are in Sanskrit and most of the Gen X and beyond are not at all comfortable with it. It is just like any other foreign language!!

Thanks to people like Devdutt Pattnaik, who have chosen to write in English, that today we can relish some of fruits of the old wisdom. 

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