Arundhuti Dasgupta
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Arundhuti Dasgupta
Arundhuti Dasgupta is a journalist and author who writes on a wide range of topics. She has worked with leading financial dailies; her longest tenure was with Business Standard where she wrote a column on business, myth and culture, and led a publishing programme for Business Standard Books. She is currently freelancing as a writer, teaches comparative mythology and is building an online archive of myths, folklore and legends. She is also co-founder of The Mythology Project, a centre for the study of mythology, legends and folklore. She has a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.
Arundhuti Dasgupta is a journalist and author who writes on a wide range of topics. She has worked with leading financial dailies; her longest tenure was with Business Standard where she wrote a column on business, myth and culture, and led a publishing programme for Business Standard Books. She is currently freelancing as a writer, teaches comparative mythology and is building an online archive of myths, folklore and legends. She is also co-founder of The Mythology Project, a centre for the study of mythology, legends and folklore. She has a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.
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Divine protectors
Bereft of security for hire, ancient civilisations depended on gods for safety; it's a sign of changing times when industrialists today get the CRPF to protect them and their wealth
Good reading on the menu
The compilation of articles from one of the Financial Times most popular columns keeps the reader engaged at every turn
Fact as fiction
This innocent and charming boyhood tale is refreshing in that it keeps the reader's attention without going too deep into the darkness of growing up
The paradox of heroism
Wherever you look, heroism seems to be on the retreat. Is this a modern malaise or are heroes doomed to fall?
Many lost horizons
Manil Suri's latest novel falls short of its potential
Many cultures, one story?
Myths across cultures and continents reveal a preoccupation with similar themes - death, immortality, evil and virtue. Evidently, we are more alike than we are different