Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management, in which he says: “Belief shapes behaviour and behaviour shapes business.” Trained as a medical doctor, he worked for 14 years in the pharmaceuticals and health-care industry before becoming a business advisor at Ernst & Young. He then turned his hobby and passion into his profession, to become Chief Belief Officer at the Future Group. He has written 25 books and 400 articles on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He is a storytelling consultant for Star TV and Epic TV, and advisor to the shows Devon ke Dev Mahadev and Mahabharat. His radical yet accessible views on leadership, management, governance on TV shows such as Shaastrath on CNBC Awaaz and Business Sutra on CNBC have made him a popular speaker, lecturer and consultant for many corporate houses.