India’s bestselling author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik is one of the country’s most sought-after speakers and cultural thought-leaders, using mythology as a toolkit to understand work, life, business, and entrepreneurship. Author of more than 50 books on the contemporary relevance of Indian and world mythology, his acclaimed titles include 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.
Trained in medicine, he spent 15 years in the pharma and healthcare industry before dedicating himself fully to the world of stories, symbols, and rituals. His popular television shows include Business Sutra on CNBC-TV18 and Devlok on Epic TV.
Devdutt has written more than 1,000 newspaper columns, appearing regularly in The Times of India, Economic Times, The Hindu, New Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi), Star of Mysore (Kannada), and Dharitri (Odia).