
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik (born December 11, 1970) is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist and author whose works focus largely on the areas of myth, mythology, and also management. He has written a number of books related to Hindu mythology, including Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, a novel, The Pregnant King, and Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata (2010). He is the Chief Belief Officer of Future Group, one of India’s largest retailers, bringing the wisdom of Indian mythology into Indian business, especifically in human resource management. He also writes a column for the newspaper MID DAY. He has also written a novel based on a tale from the Mahabharata titled 'The Pregnant King' published by Penguin Books India
Series
Books

Business Sutra
A Very Indian Approach to Management
2013

The Boys Who Fought
2017

The Pregnant King
2008

Pashu
2014

Leader
50 Insights from Mythology
2017

Living by your own Rules
2016

The Leadership Sutra
2016

The Book of Ram
2008

How to feel empowered
2016

Shyam
2018

I Am Divine. So Are You
How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and Sexualities
2017

What Shiva Told Shakti
2017

99 Thoughts On Ganesha
2011

Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik 3
2018

The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore
2001

The Significance of Puja
2018

Indra
The King Of The Devas
2016

How to Know Ourselves
2016

Ganesha's Secret
Food alone does not satisfy hunger
2017

Stars and Planets
Gods in the Sky
2016

The Success Sutra
2015

Hanuman
An Introduction
2001

Olympus
2016

7 Secrets Of Shiva
2011

Fun in Devlok
2011

Indian Mythology
2003

Dharma Artha Kama Moksha
40 Insights into Happiness
2021

Adi Purana
Entire Veda as a Single Story
2021

Jaya
An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
2010

Devi
2000

Ramayana Versus Mahabharata
My Playful Comparison
2018

Krishna's Secret
2017

Shiva - An Introduction
1997

Yama and His Book of Accounts
2018

My Gita
2015

my Hanuman Chalisa
2017

The Mythological Evolution of the Universe
2018

Fun in Devlok
Gauri and the Talking Cow
2011

Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality
900

The Goddess in India
The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine
2000

Shikhandi and Other Stories They Don't Tell You
2014

Shiva
The Ultimate Tapasvin
2018

Introduction to My Gita
2015

Shakti
A Female Power
2016
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2017

Durga's Secret
Everyone Lives on the Edge in Fear
2017

Fun in Devlok
Saraswati's Secret River
2011

Sati Savitri
2024

How to Maximize Your Potential
2016

Ram's Secret
2017

How we can be Kings even without Kingdoms
2016

Faith
40 insights into Hinduism
2019

Ahimsa
100 Reflections on the Harappan Civilization
2024

Fun in Devlok
Shiva Plays Dumb Charades
2011

7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art
2011

Eden - An Indian Exploration of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore
2021

How to Become Rich
12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories
2019

Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik
2016

Culture
50 Insights from Mythology
2017

Fun in Devlok
Indra Finds Happiness
2011

Ahimsa
100 Reflections on the Harappan Civilization
2024

Pilgrim Nation
The Making of Bharatvarsh
2020

Yoga Mythology
64 Asanas and Their Stories
2019

Sita
An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
2013

Ganesha's Secret
Different People See God Differently
2018

How to take decisions
2016

Putting People First
2016

7 Secrets Of Vishnu
2011

Myth = Mithya
Decoding Hindu Mythology
2006

Shiva to Shankara
Giving Form to the Formless
2006

Shiva
The Destroyer
2016

The Talent Sutra
2016

Brahma
the Creator
2018

An Identity Card for Krishna
2011

Lakshmi
The Goddess of Wealth and Fortune-An Introduction
2002

The Girl Who Chose
A New Way Of Narrating The Ramayana
2013

Everything You Need To Know About The Gita
2016

How to cope with Change
2016