Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is a mythologist, leadership coach and the Chief Belief Officer of the Future Group. Trained in medicine, he worked for 14 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry and had brief stint with Ernst and Young as Business Advisor before turning his hobby into a vocation. He has written and lectures extensively on the relevance of myth and mythology and the cultural differences in notions of business and governance. His column Management Mythos in Corporate Dossier of Economic Times has been a reader's favorite for the past 4 years. His expertise lies in Myth Theory based on Mythology, especially Indian Mythology. He calls this Business Sutra. His best seller books include "Jaya: an illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata", and "7 Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art". To know more visit devdutt.com Description of the talk: How the discourse of transforming traditions looks at human beings very cosmetically.....we change superficially but not systemically .....how the 'global' template is actually a 'linear' template that is being imposed on other 'linear cultures' and the Indian cyclical culture....how this is cultural imperialism is institutionalized and so faceless....we do not even realize we are the imperialist....to demonstrate this the talk will show how the internet Avatar and the James Cameroon Avatar have nothing to do with the Hindu concept of Avatar...Vishnu is not Batman!....and yet that is the global assumption where the Indian view ...
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