Devdutt Pattanaik – Author and Chief Belief Officer, Big Bazaar Future Group


Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of Business Sutra: a very Indian approach to management, where he says “Belief shapes behaviour and behaviour shapes business.”
Trained as a medical doctor, he worked for 14 years in the pharmceutical and healthcare industry before becoming business advisor in Ernst & Young. He then turned his hobby and passion into his profession to become Chief Belief Officer of Big Bazaar Future Group.
He is author of 25 books, and 400 articles on relevance of mythology in modern times including Jaya: an illustrated retelling of the Mahabharat. He consults Star TV and Epic TV on storytelling, and is also advisor to the shows Devon ke Dev Mahadev, as well as Mahabharat.
His radical yet accessible views on leadership, management, and governance can be found on TV shows like Shaastrath on CNBC, and Awaaz and Business Sutra on CNBC. These shows have made him a popular speaker with corporates, and also a sought after lecturer in business schools.