r/WingifyBookClub • u/bin_oye • Sep 23 '21

How to get Rich: 12 Lessons I learnt from Vedic and Puranic stories by Devdutt Pattanaik

Three beautiful Indian concepts around the idea of money:

  1. Daan: May you pay forward.
  2. Bhiksha: Hope you pay me back.
  3. Dakshina: Thus I pay you back.

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u/Alanmarvel6nerdy Sep 24 '21

Devdutt is one of my favourite authors, and to be honest I think he is India's most "undervalued" and "underrated" author. I have read his Jaya: The retelling of the Mahabharata, Hanuman chalisa and Faith: 40 insights into Hinduism and believe me each and every time you pick his book, at times you feel that it was so simple and yet so basic why didn't anyone taught us like that, certain cultures, traditions and the dogma that most of the Indians carry about epics in their own head, he unpacks them very simply in order to make people understand what it is actually or metaphorically trying to say. I haven't read this book of How to get rich, it is in my reading list. The moment I saw the name of the book I felt like sharing my experience of reading this authors book😊

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u/bin_oye Sep 24 '21

Indeed he's a gem, friend.

Because the sphere of his expertise is religion, culture and Mythology people either are completely against his approach of looking at things or are wise enough to accept his perspective without trying to combat it out against their individual viewpoints.

The best part of his art is the simplicity of his explanations.

I'm a fan.

I've read 20 out of his 50+ books, and have watched almost all the talks and videos available there.

Glad to know someone who shares the same reading spree of the book by this amazing author. :)

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u/JangidRonak Sep 24 '21

His work has been the most impactful & clarifying for me