Devdutt Pattanaik
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Devdutt Pattanaik in 2014
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| Born |
11 December 1970 (age 46) Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Mythologist, writer, columnist, illustrator |
| Known for | Works on Indian mythology |
| Website | www |
Devdutt Pattanaik (Odia:ଦେବଦତ୍ତ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ) is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist, author and communicator whose works focus largely on the areas of myth, religion,mythology, and also management. He has written over 600 articles and 30 books on the relevance of sacred stories, symbols and rituals in modern times, including Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana, Business Sutra: An Indian Approach to Management, Shikhandi: And Other Tales they Don't Tell You.
He is the former chief belief officer of Future Group, one of India's largest retailers,. He writes columns for the newspaper MiD DAY.,Swarajya magazine.,Scroll.in, DailyO and Speaking Tree
Pattanaik is an Odia, born and brought up in Mumbai, he spent his childhood and student life in Chembur, Mumbai. He graduated in medicine (M.B.B.S.) from Grant Medical College, Mumbai and subsequently did a course in Comparative Mythology from Mumbai University.
He worked in the pharma and healthcare industry (Sanofi Aventis and Apollo Group of Hospitals, respectively) for 14 years and spent his spare time writing articles and books on mythology, which eventually became his full-time passion. He has also worked as a consultant at Ernst and Young. His first book Shiva: An Introduction was published in 1997. Devdutt illustrates most of his own books.
He was a speaker at the first TED conference in India held in November 2009.
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