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Devdutt Pattanaik

Mythologist and author who reads Indian management, leadership, and business through the lens of classical lore.

Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian mythologist, author, and illustrator whose work brings the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, and Jain and Buddhist traditions into conversation with modern life. He was trained as a medical doctor before leaving the pharma industry to write and speak full-time.

He is the author of more than fifty books including Business Sutra, My Gita, Jaya, and Sita, and served as chief belief officer at Future Group during its peak Indian-retail years. He has taught and lectured at leading Indian management schools and is a regular voice on television and in national newspapers.

He speaks on Indian mythology for leaders - on dharma, hierarchy, and decision-making - for corporate, academic, and cultural audiences.

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  • Indian mythology for leaders
  • Dharma and decision-making
  • Culture, belief, and organisation
  • Storytelling for business
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