Shyam: Retelling the Bhagavata | Devdutt Pattanaik, Ira Mukhoty | Jaipur Literature Festival

Shyam: Retelling the Bhagavata: Devdutt Pattanaik & Ira Mukhoty Devdutt Pattanaik writes on the relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance and leadership. He is the author of 30 books and 600 columns, including bestsellers such as My Gita, Jaya, Sita, Business Sutra and the 7 Secret Series. He was a speaker at TEDIndia 2009 and spoke on ‘Myths that Mystify, East versus West’. His TV shows include ‘Business Sutra’ on CNBC-TV18 and ‘Devlok’ on Epic TV. Bestselling/ popular Books: Myth=Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana Ira Mukhoty is the author of Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History, and Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire. While living in Delhi, she developed an interest in the evolution of mythology and history and its relevance to the status of women in India. Mukhoty is particularly interested in the way history is manipulated to suit changing narratives and the need to present historical non-fiction in an accessible way. She is currently working on her third project, a biography of Akbar the Great. Shyam: Retelling the Bhagavata The Bhagavata is the third great Hindu epic after the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The story of Krishna, known as Shyam to those who find beauty, wisdom and love in his dusky complexion, it was composed in fragments over thousands of years, first as the Harivamsa, then as the Bhagavata Purana and finally in the passionate songs of poet-sages across different Indian languages. Devdutt Pattanaik, distinguished mythologist and mesmeric storyteller, guides us through the multiple layers of meaning and perception to the core of these enjoined narratives and the essential and abiding knowledge of Shyam. Presented by Dainik Bhaskar THE JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL Described as the 'greatest literary show on Earth', the Jaipur Literature Festival is a sumptuous feast of ideas. The past decade has seen it transform into a global literary phenomenon having hosted nearly 2000 speakers and welcoming over a million book lovers from across India and the globe. Our core values remain unchanged: to serve as a democratic, non-aligned platform offering free and fair access. Every year, the Festival brings together a diverse mix of the world's greatest writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders, sports people and entertainers on one stage to champion the freedom to express and engage in thoughtful debate and dialogue. Festival Co-Directors Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple, alongside Producer Sanjoy K Roy and Teamwork Arts, create a platform for an array of speakers to debate, discuss and present their ideas in the annual five-day programme set against the backdrop of Rajasthan's stunning cultural heritage and the Diggi Palace in the state capital Jaipur. Past speakers have ranged from Nobel Laureates His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, J.M. Coetzee, Muhammad Yunus and Orhan Pamuk, Man Booker Prize winners Ben Okri, Howard Jacobson, Margaret Atwood, Marlon James, Michael Ondaatje, Paul Beatty and Yan Martel, Pulitzer Prize winners Andrew Sean Greer, Benjamin Moser, Colson Whitehead and Jhumpa Lahiri, Sahitya Akademi winners Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, M.T. Vasudevan Nair as well as the late Girish Karnad, Mahasweta Devi and U.R. Ananthamurthy along with literary luminaries including Amish Tripathi, Chima¬manda Ngozi Adichie, Vikram Chandra and Vikram Seth. An annual event that goes beyond literature, the Festival has also hosted Amartya Sen, Amitabh Bachchan, the late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Fry, Thomas Piketty and former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai. The Jaipur Literature Festival is a flagship event of Teamwork Arts, which produces over 33 highly acclaimed performing arts, visual arts and literary festivals across more than 40 cities globally. Link to our website: https://www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org Link to Jaipur Literature Festival 2019 sessions: https://bit.ly/31bmftK Links to the other session by Devdutt Pattanaik: Alka Pande, Bulbul Sharma, Devdutt Pattana... Links to other session by Ira Mukhoty: Ira Mukhoty, Ruby Lal, Parvati Sharma | Ja... Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaipurLitFes... Twitter: Twitter: JaipurLitFest Instagram: Instagram: jaipurlitfest #devduttpattanaik #krishna #bhagavata #jaipurliteraturefestival