# Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik (Bombay, 12 marzo 1957) è uno storico e saggista indiano. È noto per i suoi libri sulla storia sacra dell'induismo e sulle leggende, il foclore, le fiabe e le parabole indiane, mantenendosi soprattutto sull'area della religione e della mitologia, come Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata e Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana. Pattanaik ha incorporato il Mahabharata e il Ramayana nella gestione delle risorse umane.

## Opere
### Mitologia

* Shiva: An Introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 1997. ISBN 978-81-8462-013-9.
* Vishnu: An Introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 1999. ISBN 81-87111-12-7.
* Devi, The Mother-Goddess: An Introduction. Vakils, Feffer, and Simons Ltd., 2000. ISBN 978-81-87111-91-7.
* The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine. Inner Traditions/ Bear & Company, 2000. ISBN 978-0-89281-807-5.
* Hanuman: An Introduction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd., 2001. ISBN 978-81-87111-94-8.
* The Man Who Was A Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore. Harrington Park Press, 2002. ISBN 1560231815.
* Hindu India. Brijbasi Art Press, 2003. ISBN 8187902078.
* Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent. Inner Traditions/ Bear & Company, 2003. ISBN 978-0-89281-870-9.
* Lakshmi, The Goddess of Wealth and Fortune: An Introduction. Vakils, Feffer, and Simons Ltd., 2003. ISBN 978-81-8462-019-1.
* Myth=Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology. Penguin Books India, 2006. ISBN 9780143099703.
* Shiva to Shankara: Decoding the Phallic Symbol. Indus Source, India. 2006. ISBN 81-88569-04-6.
* The Book of Ram. Penguin Books India, 2009. ISBN 9780143065289.
* 7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art. Westland Ltd., 2009. ISBN 9788189975678.
* Hanuman's Ramayan. Tulika Publishers, 2010. ISBN 9788181467515.
* Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata. Penguin Books India, 2010. ISBN 9780143104254.
* 7 Secrets of Shiva. Westland Ltd., 2011. ISBN 9789380658636.
* 7 Secrets of Vishnu. Westland Ltd., 2011. ISBN 9789380658681.
* 99 Thoughts on Ganesha: Stories, Symbols and Rituals of India's Beloved Elephant-headed Deity. Jaico Publishing House, 2011. ISBN 978-81-8495-152-3.
* Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana. Penguin Books India, 2013 ISBN 9780143064329.
* Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don't Tell You. Zubaan Books & Penguin Books India, 2014. ISBN 978-9383074846.
* 7 Secrets of the Goddess. Westland Ltd., 2014. ISBN 9789384030582.
* My Gita. Rupa Publications India, 2015. ISBN 9788129137708.
* Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik. Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143427421.
* Olympus – An Indian Retelling of Greek Mythology. Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143428299
* Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik (Book 2) – Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2017 ISBN 978-0143428435
* Shiva to Shankara: Giving Form to the Formless. HarperCollins India, Indus Source 2017. ISBN 978-9352641956.
* My Hanuman Chalisa. Rupa Publications, 2017. ISBN 9788129147950 (Based in the Hanuman Chalisa).
* Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik (Book 3) – Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2017 ISBN 978-0143442790.
* Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata. Penguin, 2018 ISBN 9780670084463.
* Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison. Rupa Publications India, 2018 ISBN 9789353332303
* Faith: 40 Insights into Hinduism – Publisher: Harper Collins, 2019 ISBN 978-9353025960.
* Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh - Aleph Book Company, 2020 ISBN 978-9389836004.
* Dharma Artha Kama Moksha: 40 Insights into Happiness - Harper Collins, India, 2021 ISBN 978-9354224447.
* Marriage: 100 Stories Around India's Favourite Ritual - Rupa Publications India, 2021 ISBN 9353338441.

### Risorse umane

* Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management. Aleph Book Company, 2013. ISBN 9788192328072.
* The Success Sutra: An Indian Approach to Wealth. Aleph Book Company, 2015. ISBN 9789384067410.
* The Leadership Sutra: An Indian Approach to Power. Aleph Book Company, 2016. ISBN 9789384067465.
* The Talent Sutra: An Indian Approach to Learning. Aleph Book Company, 2016, ISBN 9789383064274.
* Culture: 50 Insights from Mythology. HarperCollins India, Indus Source 2017. ISBN 978-9352644971.
* Leader: 50 Insights from Mythology. HarperCollins India, Indus Source 2017. ISBN 978-9352644957.
* How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories – Publisher: Rupa Publications India, 2019 ISBN 978-9353336899.

### Finzione

* The Pregnant King. Penguin Books India, 2008. ISBN 9780143063476.
* Is He Fresh?: Aka Kaula Hai? (Penguin Petit). Penguin UK, 2015. ISBN 9789351187585.

### Libri per bambini

* Fun in Devlok: An Identity Card for Krishna. Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 978-0143331674.
* Fun in Devlok: Gauri and the Talking Cow. Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 978-0143331704.
* Fun in Devlok: Indra Finds Happiness. Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 978-0143331681.
* Fun in Devlok: Kama vs Yama. Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 9780143331957.
* Fun in Devlok: Saraswati's Secret River. Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 9780143331964.
* Fun in Devlok: Shiva Plays Dumb Charades. Puffin India, 2011. ISBN 9780143331698.
* Fun in Devlok Omnibus. Puffin India, 2014. ISBN 9780143333449. – Reprint (Compilation)
* Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology. Penguin Books India, 2014. ISBN 9780143332473.
* The Girl Who Chose: A New Way of Narrating the Ramayana. Puffin Books, 2016. ISBN 9780143334637.
* The Jaya Colouring Book. Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143426479.
* The Sita Colouring Book. Penguin Random House India, 2016. ISBN 9780143426462.
* The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children. Puffin, 2017 ISBN 9789386815873.
* Vahana: Gods and Their Favourite Animals - Rupa Publications India, 2020 ISBN 978-9390356065.

### Prefazione

* Celebrating Public Spaces of India. Mapin Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-9385360084.
* I Am Divine. So Are You: How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and Sexualities. Harper Collins, 2017 ISBN 9789352774869.
* Padmavat: An Epic Love Story. Rupa Publications, 2018. ISBN 978-9353040239.
* Behold, I Make All Things New: How Judaism, Christianity and Islam affirm the dignity of queer identities and sexualities. Harper Collins, 2019 ISBN 9789353574550.

### Co-autore

* Yoga Mythology: 64 Asanas and Their Stories – Publisher: Harper Collins, 2019 ISBN 978-9353570842.
* Aranyaka: Book of the Forest – Publisher: Westland, 2019 ISBN 978-9388754576.