Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik is a much sought after speaker and culture consultant who uses mythology as a toolkit to make sense of work, life, business and entrepreneurship. He has written over 50 books on the relevance of Indian and World mythology in modern times. These include the bestselling Jaya, Sita, Olympus, Eden, Shikhandi, Sati Savitri, My Gita, Business Sutra, Faith, Shiva to Shankara, Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art and Fun in Devlok. His latest book is Escape the Bakasura Trap. He has written over 1000 newspaper columns that appear regularly in reputed English and Hindi journals. His TV shows Business Sutra and Devlok have been seen as pathbreaking. He has single-handedly mainstreamed mythology in India over the last 30 years. Trained in medicine, he worked in the pharma and healthcare industry for 15 years before plunging full-time into the world of stories, symbols and rituals.