Devlok With Devdutt Pattanaik
Season 2 Episode 22 - Varnas
Devdutt Pattanaik begins the episode with the explanations of the terms like Varna and Jaat.He tells us how these terms became part of our vocabulary and how their meanings changed slightly over time. He also explains the terms Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra and the demarcation started.He discusses the different criteria for classification of people profession, color and others. These criteria changed from the times of Ramayan and Mahabharat to the times of colonization.He discusses Rama, Karna, Krishna and other characters in Hindu mythology whose life experiences were shaped by their varna.
Episodes in Season 2
Dhyan & Darshan
23 min
Amrit Manthan
23 min
Forest & Field
23 min
Astik - Nastik
23 min
Surya Vansh & Chandra Vansh
21 min
Aatma
23 min
Haldi-Kumkum-Chandan-Bhasm
22 min
Hanuman
23 min
Puri Temple
24 min
Elephants
23 min
Rama's Ancestors
22 min
Mountains
22 min
Karna
23 min
Years In Exile
24 min
Vedic Gods And Goddesses
22 min
Vrata
22 min
Storytellers Of Ramayana & Mahabharata
23 min
Lakshmi & Saraswati
21 min
Mothers
24 min
Women In Mahabharata
23 min
Varaha and Narasimha
21 min
Varnas
22 min
Sita & Draupadi
22 min
Brothers & Sisters
23 min
Ramayana Characters In Mahabharata
22 min
Harishchandra
22 min
Aarti - Toran
22 min
Women in Ramayana
22 min
Uttar Ramayana
22 min
Yayati
22 min