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.

Genre:

Talk, Reality

Seasons:

3

Episodes:

73

Actor:

Devdutt Pattanaik, Rasika Dugal

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2015

IMDb:

10.0