Genre:
Mythology
• Fantasy
| 22:26
Age Description: U - Suitable For All
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.
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E21 Varaha and Narasimha
